There are secret ties, there are sympathies, by the sweet relationship of which souls that are well matched attach themselves to each… — Pierre Corneille Copy Share Image
Let us attend to the present, and as to the future we shall know how to manage when the occasion arrives. — 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
He on whom heaven confers a sceptre knows not the weight till he bears it. — 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