He who allows himself to be insulted deserves to be so; and insolence, if unpunished, increases! [Lat., Qui se laisse outrager, merite… — Pierre Corneille Copy Share Image
Rome, if you do not wish me to betray you, make enemies that I can hate! — Pierre Corneille Copy Share Image
Guess, if you can, and choose, if you dare. [Lat., Devine, si tu peux, et choisis, si tu l'oses.] — Pierre Corneille Copy Share Image
If you betray me, can I take a better revenge than to love the person you hate? — Pierre Corneille Copy Share Image
If anyone wants to know what elephants are like, they are like people only more so. — Pierre Corneille Copy Share Image
Such is the caprice of Romans... who reject kings in name but not in practice, and accept an Emperor mightier than a hundred kings. — Pierre Corneille Copy Share Image
To take revenge halfheartedly is to court disaster; either condemn or crown your hatred. — Pierre Corneille Copy Share Image
By speaking of our misfortunes we often relieve them. [Fr., A raconter ses maux souvent on les soulage.] — Pierre Corneille Copy Share Image
I don't know how to defend myself: surprised innocence cannot imagine being under suspicion. — Pierre Corneille Copy Share Image