SWETCHINE, ANNE-SOPHIE : Our vanity is the constant enemy of our dignity. (Anne-Sophie Swetchine, Russian mystic, famous for her salon in Paris, 1782-1857)

SWETCHINE, ANNE-SOPHIE : The ideal friendship is to feel as one while remaining two. (Anne-Sophie Swetchine, Russian mystic, famous for her salon in Paris, 1782-1857)