Pierre Corneille Quotes

One half of my life has put the other half in the grave.

– Pierre Corneille

To win without risk is to triumph without glory.

– Pierre Corneille

Oh rage! Oh despair! Oh age, my enemy!

– Pierre Corneille

Guess, if you can, and choose, if you dare.

– Pierre Corneille

Master of the universe but not of myself, I am the only rebel against my absolute power.

– Pierre Corneille

Just vengeance does not call for punishment.

– Pierre Corneille

He who allows himself to be insulted deserves to be.

– Pierre Corneille

This dark brightness that falls from the stars.

– Pierre Corneille

Flee an enemy who knows your weakness.

– Pierre Corneille

A true king is neither husband nor father; he considers his throne and nothing else.

– Pierre Corneille

A liar is always lavish of oaths.

– Pierre Corneille

He who plays advisor is no longer ambassador.

– Pierre Corneille

The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.

– Pierre Corneille

My reason, it’s true, controls my feelings, but whatever its authority, it doesn’t rule them so much as tyrannize them.

– Pierre Corneille

As great as kings may be, they are what we are: they can err like other men.

– Pierre Corneille

In recounting our woes, we often soothe them.

– Pierre Corneille

Severity is allowable where gentleness has no effect.

– Pierre Corneille

To vanquish without peril is to triumph without glory.

– Pierre Corneille

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

– Pierre Corneille

We never taste a perfect joy; our happiest successes are mixed with sadness.

– Pierre Corneille

Alas, I emerge from one disaster to fall into a worse.

– Pierre Corneille

Deceit is the game of petty spirits, and that is by nature a woman’s quality.

– Pierre Corneille