Quotes by Pierre Corneille

About Pierre Corneille:

Pierre Corneille was a French tragedian, and one of the three great seventeenth-century French dramatists, along with Molière and Racine.
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Do your duty and leave the rest to heaven.

Pierre Corneille

He who forgives readily only invites offense.

Pierre Corneille

I see, I know, I believe, I am undeceived.

Pierre Corneille

I would not like a king who could obey.

Pierre Corneille

After having won a scepter, few are so generous as to disdain the pleasures of ruling.

Pierre Corneille

He who allows me to rule is in fact my master.

Pierre Corneille

It matters more how one gives than what one gives.

Pierre Corneille

I have deserved neither so much honor or so much disgrace.

Pierre Corneille

It is a crime against the State to be powerful enough to commit one.

Pierre Corneille

They who overcome their desires once can overcome them always.

Pierre Corneille

He who pardons easily invites offense.

Pierre Corneille

In the service of Caesar, everything is legitimate.

Pierre Corneille

The fire which seems extinguished often slumbers beneath the ashes.

Pierre Corneille

Wer es zulässt, dass man ihn beleidigt, verdient es.

Pierre Corneille

Every man of courage is a man of his word.

Pierre Corneille

My sweetest hope is to lose hope.

Pierre Corneille

Happiness seems made to be shared.

Pierre Corneille

We never taste happiness in perfection, our most fortunate successes are mixed with sadness.

Pierre Corneille

I can be forced to live without happiness, but I will never consent to live without honor.

Pierre Corneille

Each instant of life is a step toward death.

Pierre Corneille

He who does not fear death cares naught for threats.

Pierre Corneille

Author Bio

  • NamePierre Corneille
  • DescriptionFrench tragedian
  • BornJune 6, 1606
  • DiedOctober 1, 1684
  • CountryKingdom Of France
  • ProfessionPlaywright; Poet; Translator; Writer
  • WorksLe Cid