Pierre Corneille Quotes
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Master of the universe but not of myself, I am the only rebel against my absolute power.
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I would not like a king who could obey.
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One is often guilty by being too just.
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On a peine à haïr ce qu'on a bien aimé,Et le feu mal éteint est bientôt rallumé.
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Il est doux de périr après ses ennemis.
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Rome is no longer in Rome, it is here where I am.
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Ambition aspires to descend.
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Qui fait le conseiller n'est plus ambassadeur.
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Oh, how sweet it is to pity the fate of an enemy who can no longer threaten us!
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C'est un crime d'État que d'en pouvoir commettre.
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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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Ta vertu met ta gloire au-dessus de ton crime.
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Le sujet d'une belle tragédie doit n'être pas vraisemblable.
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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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A true king is neither husband nor father; he considers his throne and nothing else.
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Do your duty and leave the rest to heaven.
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Alas, I emerge from one disaster to fall into a worse.
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In recounting our woes, we often soothe them.
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La raison et l'amour sont ennemis jurés.
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It is a crime against the State to be powerful enough to commit one.