Pierre Corneille Quotes
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I agree to, or rather aspire to, my doom.
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L'amour-propre est la source en nous de tous les autres.
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In the service of Caesar, everything is legitimate.
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We never taste a perfect joy; our happiest successes are mixed with sadness.
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He who plays advisor is no longer ambassador.
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As our self-interests differ, so do our feelings.
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Je consens, ou plutôt j'aspire à ma ruine.
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They who overcome their desires once can overcome them always.
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When the patient loves his disease, how unwilling he is to allow a remedy to be applied.
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Je me défendrai mal: l'innocence étonnéeNe peut s'imaginer qu'elle soit soupçonnée.
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Je vous aime,Beaucoup moins que mon Dieu, mais bien plus que moi-même.
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To he who avenges a father, nothing is impossible.
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Le pire des États, c'est l'État populaire.
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Faites votre devoir, et laissez faire aux dieux.
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One ought to have a good memory when he has told a lie.
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Danger breeds best on too much confidence.
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One half of my life has put the other half in the grave.
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After having won a scepter, few are so generous as to disdain the pleasures of ruling.
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Un monarque a souvent des lois à s'imposer;Et qui veut pouvoir tout ne doit pas tout oser.
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How delicious is pleasure after torment!