Pierre Corneille Quotes

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  To win without risk is to triumph without glory.

  Pierre Corneille

  Topics in Motivational, Risk

  Tags in Winning, Glory

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

  Pierre Corneille

  Topics in Truth

  Tags in Forced, Consent, Happiness, Honor
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  We never taste a perfect joy; our happiest successes are mixed with sadness.

  Pierre Corneille

  Topics in Joy, Perfection, Success

  Tags in Mixed, Sadness, Happiest, Perfect

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

  Pierre Corneille

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Stats, Enough, Crime, Commit

• Danger breeds best on too much confidence.

  Pierre Corneille

  Topics in Confidence

  Tags in Breed

• Ambition aspires to descend.

  Pierre Corneille

  Topics in Ambition

  Tags in Descend, Aspire

• I don’t know how to defend myself: surprised innocence cannot imagine being under suspicion.

  Pierre Corneille

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Injustice, Innocence, Surprises, Suspicion, Imagine, Defend

• A liar is always lavish of oaths.

  Pierre Corneille

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Lies, Deceit

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

  Pierre Corneille

  Topics in Nature

  Tags in Petty, Deceit

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

  Pierre Corneille

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Rule, Allow

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

  Pierre Corneille

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Rage, Despair

• This dark brightness that falls from the stars.

  Pierre Corneille

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Brightness, Falls, Stars, Dark

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

  Pierre Corneille

  Topics in Decisions

  Tags in Choice, Dare

• We triumph without glory when we conquer without danger.

  Pierre Corneille

  Topics in Anger

  Tags in Glory, Triumph, Danger

• When we conquer without danger our triumph is without glory.

  Pierre Corneille

  Topics in Anger

  Tags in Conquer, Triumph, Danger

• To conquer without danger is to conquer without glory.

  Pierre Corneille

  Topics in Anger

  Tags in Danger

• To die for one’s country is such a worthy fate that all compete for so beautiful a death.

  Pierre Corneille

  Topics in Country, Death, Fate

  Tags in Worthy, Die

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

  Pierre Corneille

  Topics in Power

  Tags in Rebel, Absolute, Universe, Master

• To take revenge halfheartedly is to court disaster; either condemn or crown your hatred.

  Pierre Corneille

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Condemn, Revenge, Hatred, Court, Crown

• It matters more how one gives than what one gives.

  Pierre Corneille

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Matters

Pierre Corneille (80)

Birth:	6th June, 1606
Death:	1st October, 1684
Nationality:	French
Profession:	Dramatist, Playwriter

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