Sophie von La Roche quotes
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“none but the estimable shall hear from me that I esteem them. The whole world is entitled to my courtesy, but greater tribute than that must be earned through virtuous acts.”
-- Sophie von La RocheSource : Sophie von La Roche (1991). “The History of Lady Sophia Sternheim: Extracted by a Woman Friend of the Same from Original Documents and Other Reliable Sources”, p.135, SUNY Press
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“Examine the measure of your children's capacities, and leave none of them uncultivated. However modest you may be in dress and other expenditures for a person of your rank, consecrate all you have to your children's education.”
-- Sophie von La RocheSource : Sophie von La Roche (1991). “The History of Lady Sophia Sternheim: Extracted by a Woman Friend of the Same from Original Documents and Other Reliable Sources”, p.138, SUNY Press
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“Never raise your hand menacingly, but only in a friendly gesture!”
-- Sophie von La RocheSource : Sophie von La Roche (1991). “The History of Lady Sophia Sternheim: Extracted by a Woman Friend of the Same from Original Documents and Other Reliable Sources”, p.197, SUNY Press
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Source : A. D. Coleman (1995). “Critical Focus: Photography in the International Image Community”, Nazraeli Press
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“Familiarity breeds contempt, while rarity wins admiration.”
Source : "On the God of Socrates". Ch. 4,
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“Woman is not made to be the admiration of all, but the happiness of one.”
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“The only things one can admire at length are those one admires without knowing why.”
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“No one is more insufferable than he who lacks basic courtesy.”
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