Pierre Corneille, 1606 - 1684
Born: 6 June 1606, Rouen, France
Died: 1 October 1684, Paris, France
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- A service beyond all recompense
Weighs so heavy that it almost gives offense. permalink
Pierre Corneille - Suréna (1674) act III, scene i - After having won a scepter, few are so generous
As to disdain the pleasures of ruling. permalink
Pierre Corneille - Cinna (1641) act II, scene i - All evils are equal when they are extreme. permalink
Pierre Corneille - Horace (1639) act III, scene iv - Ambition displeases when it has been sated.... Having reached the peak, it aspires to descend. permalink
Pierre Corneille - Cinna (1641) act II, scene i - 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. permalink
Pierre Corneille - Cinna (1641) act II, scene i - As great as kings may be, they are what we are: they can err like other men. permalink
Pierre Corneille - Le Cid (1636) act I, scene ii - Danger breeds best on too much confidence. permalink
Pierre Corneille - Desire increases when fulfillment is postponed. permalink
Pierre Corneille - Polyeucte (1642) act I, scene i - Do your duty, and leave the rest to heaven. permalink
Pierre Corneille - Horace (1639) act II, scene iii - Flee an enemy who knows your weakness. permalink
Pierre Corneille - Polyeucte (1642) act I, scene i - Guess if you can, choose if you dare. permalink
Pierre Corneille - Héraclius (1646) act IV, scene iv - He who can live in infamy is unworthy of life. permalink
Pierre Corneille - Le Cid (1636) act I, scene v - He who fears not death fears not a threat. permalink
Pierre Corneille - Le Cid (1636) act II, scene i - I can be forced to live without happiness,
But I will never consent to live without honor. permalink
Pierre Corneille - Le Cid (1636) act II, scene i - I owe my fame only to myself. permalink
Pierre Corneille - "L'Excuse à Ariste" (1637)
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