There are two ways of attaining an important end, force and perseverance; the silent power of the latter grows irresistible with time.

In the following year Sophie Swetchine settled in Paris with her spouse where until her death Sophie Swetchine maintained a famous salon. Anne Sophie Swetchine (née Sofia Petrovna Soymonova; November 22 1782 – 1857) known as Madame Swetchine was a Russian mystic born in Moscow and famous for her salon in Paris. She spent her early years at the court of Empress Catherine the Great as her father was one of the empress's closest advisors.

Anne Sophie Swetchine (née Sofia Petrovna Soymonova; November 22 1782 – 1857) known as Madame Swetchine was a Russian mystic born in Moscow and famous for her salon in Paris.