Pierre Corneille Quotes
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When there is no peril in the fight there is no glory in the triumph.
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He who allows himself to be insulted deserves to be.
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One often calms one's grief by recounting it.
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He who can live in infamy is unworthy of life.
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Treachery is noble when aimed at tyranny.
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Il faut bonne mémoire après qu'on a menti.
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Severity is allowable where gentleness has no effect.
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We triumph without glory when we conquer without danger.
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L’on peut me réduire à vivre sans bonheur,Mais non pas me résoudre à vivre sans honneur.
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C'est une imprudence assez commune aux roisD'écouter trop d'avis et se tromper au choix.
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As great as kings may be, they are what we are: they can err like other men.
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La façon de donner vaut mieux que ce qu'on donne.
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Qui fait le conseiller n'est plus ambassadeur.
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L'ambition déplaît quand elle est assouvie... Monté sur le faîte, il aspire à descendre.
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We never taste happiness in perfection, our most fortunate successes are mixed with sadness.
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A liar is always lavish of oaths.
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The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.
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To die for one's country is such a worthy fate that all compete for so beautiful a death.
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La raison et l'amour sont ennemis jurés.
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Just vengeance does not call for punishment.
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Every man of courage is a man of his word.
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I can be forced to live without happiness, but I will never consent to live without honor.
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Clemency is the noblest trait which can reveal a true monarch to the world.
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On a peine à haïr ce qu'on a bien aimé,Et le feu mal éteint est bientôt rallumé.