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Anne Sophie Swetchine Quotes

There are two ways of attaining an important end - force and perseverance. Force falls to the lot only of the privileged few, but austere and sustained perseverance can be practiced by the most insignificant. Its silent power grows irresistible with time Picture Quote #1

Virtue is the daughter of religion; repentance, her adopted child, - a poor orphan who, without the asylum which she offers, would not know where to hide her sole treasure, her tears! Picture Quote #1

If we look closely at this Earth, where God seems so utterly forgotten, we shall find that it is he, after all, who commands the most fidelity and the most love Picture Quote #1

We must labor unceasingly to render our piety reasonable, and our reason pious Picture Quote #1

We are often prophets to others only because we are our own historians Picture Quote #1

Let us shun everything, which might tend to efface the primitive lineaments of our individuality. Let us reflect that each one of us is a thought of God Picture Quote #1

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Truth only is prolific. Error, sterile in itself, produces only by means of the portion of truth which it contains. It may have offspring, but the life which it gives, like that of the hybrid races, cannot be transmitted Picture Quote #1

In the opinion of the world, marriage ends all, as it does in a comedy. The truth is precisely the opposite: it begins all Picture Quote #1

Those who make us happy are always thankful to us for being so. Their gratitude is the reward of their own benefits Picture Quote #1

Prayer, says St. Jerome, is a groan. Ah! Our groans are prayers as well. The very cry of distress is an involuntary appeal to that invisible Power whose aid the soul invokes Picture Quote #1

Providence has hidden a charm in difficult undertakings which is appreciated only by those who dare to grapple with them Picture Quote #1

Real sorrow is almost as difficult to discover as real poverty. An instinctive delicacy hides the rays of the one and the wounds of the other Picture Quote #1

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There is an English song beginning, love knocks at the door. He knocks less often than he finds it open Picture Quote #1

As we advance in life the circle of our pains enlarges, while that of our pleasures contracts Picture Quote #1

Resignation is, to some extent, spoiled for me by the fact that it is so entirely conformable to the laws of common sense. I should like just a little more of the supernatural in the practice of my favorite virtue Picture Quote #1

Let our lives be pure as snow fields, where our footsteps leave a mark, but not a stain Picture Quote #1

Friendship is like those ancient altars where the unhappy, and even the guilty, found a sure asylum Picture Quote #1

Those who have suffered much are like those who know many languages; they have learned to understand and be understood by all Picture Quote #1

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Prayer has a right to the word ineffable. It is an hour of outpourings which words cannot express, of that interior speech which we do not articulate, even when we employ it Picture Quote #1

Old age is not one of the beauties of creation, but it is one of it's harmonies. The law of contrasts is one of the laws of beauty. Under the conditions of our climate, shadow gives light it's worth; sternness enhances mildness; solemnity, splendor. Varying proportions of size support and subserve one another Picture Quote #1

He who has never denied himself for the sake of giving has but glanced at the joys of charity. We owe our superfluity, and to be happy in the performance of our duty we must exceed it Picture Quote #1

The world has no sympathy with any but positive griefs. It will pity you for what you lose; never for what you lack Picture Quote #1

In youth, grief comes with a rush and overflow, but it dries up, too, like the torrent. In the winter of life it remains a miserable pool, resisting all evaporation Picture Quote #1

The smile upon the old man's lip, like the last rays of the setting sun, pierces the heart with a sweet and sad emotion. There is still a ray, there is still a smile; but they may be the last Picture Quote #1

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When fresh sorrows have caused us to take some steps in the right way, we may not complain. We have invested in a life annuity, but the income remains Picture Quote #1

In youth we feel richer for every new illusion; in maturer years, for every one we lose Picture Quote #1

Everybody has enemies. To have an enemy is quite another thing. One must be somebody in order to have an enemy. One must be a force before be can be resisted by another force Picture Quote #1

All the joys of Earth will not assuage our thirst for happiness; while a single grief suffices to shroud life in a sombre veil, and smite it with nothingness at all points Picture Quote #1

Antiquity is a species of aristocracy with which it is not easy to be on visiting terms Picture Quote #1

The symptoms of compassion and benevolence in some people are like those minute guns which warn you that you are in deadly peril Picture Quote #1

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There are two ways of attaining an important end - force and perseverance. Force falls to the lot only of the privileged few, but austere and sustained perseverance can be practiced by the most insignificant. Its silent power grows irresistible with time (Anne Sophie Swetchine Quotes) Virtue is the daughter of religion; repentance, her adopted child, - a poor orphan who, without the asylum which she offers, would not know where to hide her sole treasure, her tears! (Anne Sophie Swetchine Quotes) If we look closely at this Earth, where God seems so utterly forgotten, we shall find that it is he, after all, who commands the most fidelity and the most love (Anne Sophie Swetchine Quotes) We must labor unceasingly to render our piety reasonable, and our reason pious (Anne Sophie Swetchine Quotes) We are often prophets to others only because we are our own historians (Anne Sophie Swetchine Quotes) Let us shun everything, which might tend to efface the primitive lineaments of our individuality. Let us reflect that each one of us is a thought of God (Anne Sophie Swetchine Quotes) Truth only is prolific. Error, sterile in itself, produces only by means of the portion of truth which it contains. It may have offspring, but the life which it gives, like that of the hybrid races, cannot be transmitted (Anne Sophie Swetchine Quotes) In the opinion of the world, marriage ends all, as it does in a comedy. The truth is precisely the opposite: it begins all (Anne Sophie Swetchine Quotes) Those who make us happy are always thankful to us for being so. Their gratitude is the reward of their own benefits (Anne Sophie Swetchine Quotes) Prayer, says St. Jerome, is a groan. Ah! Our groans are prayers as well. The very cry of distress is an involuntary appeal to that invisible Power whose aid the soul invokes (Anne Sophie Swetchine Quotes) Providence has hidden a charm in difficult undertakings which is appreciated only by those who dare to grapple with them (Anne Sophie Swetchine Quotes) Real sorrow is almost as difficult to discover as real poverty. An instinctive delicacy hides the rays of the one and the wounds of the other (Anne Sophie Swetchine Quotes) There is an English song beginning, love knocks at the door. He knocks less often than he finds it open (Anne Sophie Swetchine Quotes) As we advance in life the circle of our pains enlarges, while that of our pleasures contracts (Anne Sophie Swetchine Quotes) Resignation is, to some extent, spoiled for me by the fact that it is so entirely conformable to the laws of common sense. I should like just a little more of the supernatural in the practice of my favorite virtue (Anne Sophie Swetchine Quotes) Let our lives be pure as snow fields, where our footsteps leave a mark, but not a stain (Anne Sophie Swetchine Quotes) Friendship is like those ancient altars where the unhappy, and even the guilty, found a sure asylum (Anne Sophie Swetchine Quotes) Those who have suffered much are like those who know many languages; they have learned to understand and be understood by all (Anne Sophie Swetchine Quotes) Prayer has a right to the word ineffable. It is an hour of outpourings which words cannot express, of that interior speech which we do not articulate, even when we employ it (Anne Sophie Swetchine Quotes) Old age is not one of the beauties of creation, but it is one of it's harmonies. The law of contrasts is one of the laws of beauty. Under the conditions of our climate, shadow gives light it's worth; sternness enhances mildness; solemnity, splendor. Varying proportions of size support and subserve one another (Anne Sophie Swetchine Quotes) He who has never denied himself for the sake of giving has but glanced at the joys of charity. We owe our superfluity, and to be happy in the performance of our duty we must exceed it (Anne Sophie Swetchine Quotes) The world has no sympathy with any but positive griefs. It will pity you for what you lose; never for what you lack (Anne Sophie Swetchine Quotes) In youth, grief comes with a rush and overflow, but it dries up, too, like the torrent. In the winter of life it remains a miserable pool, resisting all evaporation (Anne Sophie Swetchine Quotes) The smile upon the old man's lip, like the last rays of the setting sun, pierces the heart with a sweet and sad emotion. There is still a ray, there is still a smile; but they may be the last (Anne Sophie Swetchine Quotes) When fresh sorrows have caused us to take some steps in the right way, we may not complain. We have invested in a life annuity, but the income remains (Anne Sophie Swetchine Quotes) In youth we feel richer for every new illusion; in maturer years, for every one we lose (Anne Sophie Swetchine Quotes) Everybody has enemies. To have an enemy is quite another thing. One must be somebody in order to have an enemy. One must be a force before be can be resisted by another force (Anne Sophie Swetchine Quotes) All the joys of Earth will not assuage our thirst for happiness; while a single grief suffices to shroud life in a sombre veil, and smite it with nothingness at all points (Anne Sophie Swetchine Quotes) Antiquity is a species of aristocracy with which it is not easy to be on visiting terms (Anne Sophie Swetchine Quotes) The symptoms of compassion and benevolence in some people are like those minute guns which warn you that you are in deadly peril (Anne Sophie Swetchine Quotes)

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