Sophie de Grouchy Quotes
Sophie de Grouchy, the Marquise de Condorcet, was a French philosopher, translator, and salonniere of the late Enlightenment, the wife of the philosopher and mathematician the Marquis de Condorcet. Her translation of Adam Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments, accompanied by her own Letters on Sympathy, made the Scottish theory of moral sentiments accessible to French readers and offered an original sentimentalist account of moral and political life in which sympathy is the foundation of justice. The quotes below are attributed to Sophie de Grouchy, organized by topic.
Sophie de Grouchy on Justice
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Attributed to Sophie de Grouchy:
“Sympathy is the school of justice; without it the laws are dead letters.”
Sophie de Grouchy on Love
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Attributed to Sophie de Grouchy:
“What we feel for the suffering of others is the seed of every duty we owe them.”
Sophie de Grouchy on Mind
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Attributed to Sophie de Grouchy:
“Reason without sentiment is cold; sentiment without reason is blind.”
Sophie de Grouchy on Politics
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Attributed to Sophie de Grouchy:
“The strongest political bond among free citizens is shared moral feeling.”
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Attributed to Sophie de Grouchy:
“The Republic must be the friend of the unfortunate, or it ceases to be a republic.”