Pierre Corneille quotes - page 2

It is a crime against the State to be powerful enough to commit one. (Pierre Corneille)
A true king is neither husband nor father; he considers his throne and nothing else. View quote
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They who overcome their desires once can overcome them always. View quote
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To take revenge halfheartedly is to court disaster: Either condemn or crown your hatred. View quote
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After having won a scepter, few are so generous as to disdain the pleasures of ruling. View quote
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He who does not fear death cares naught for threats. View quote
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I can be forced to live without happiness, But I will never consent to live without honor. View quote
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My reason, it's true, controls my feelings, But whatever its authority, It doesn't rule them so much as tyrannize them. View quote
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An example is often a deceptive mirror, And the order of destiny, so troubling to our thoughts, Is not always found written in things past. View quote
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When there is no peril in the fight there is no glory in the triumph. View quote
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Treachery is noble when aimed at tyranny. (Pierre Corneille)
I would not like a king who could obey. View quote
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Desire increases when fulfillment is postponed. View quote
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All evils are equal when they are extreme. View quote
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Every man of courage is a man of his word. View quote
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Reason and love are sworn enemies. View quote
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How sweet to die after one's enemies. View quote
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The worst of all states is the people's state. View quote
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The fire which seems extinguished often slumbers beneath the ashes. View quote
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It is an imprudence common to kings To listen to too much advice and to err in their choice. View quote
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Ambition displeases when it has been sated... Having reached the peak, it aspires to descend. (Pierre Corneille)
Death was to be my glory, but destiny has refused it. View quote
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Have others fear you, and I will have no fear. View quote
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Rome alone can resist Rome. View quote
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A monarch must sometimes rule even himself: He who wants everything must risk very little. View quote
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