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Sophie Swetchine on Love

d. 1857

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To love deeply in one direction makes us more loving in all others

My sole defense against the natural horror which death inspires is to love beyond it.

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He who has ceased to enjoy his friend’s superiority has ceased to love him.

Attributed Forty Thousand Quotations (1917)

The beings who appear cold, but are only timid, adore where they dare to love.

Attributed Forty Thousand Quotations (1917)

There is an English song beginning, “Love knocks at the door.” He knocks less often than he finds it open.

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Loving souls are like paupers. They live on what is given them.

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Feeling loves a subdued light.

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I love victory, but I love not triumph.

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Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Sophie Swetchine (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.