The king, just and prudent, wants only those things which he can get. — Pierre Corneille Copy Share Image
My reason, it's true, controls my feelings, but whatever its authority, it doesn't rule them so much as tyrannize them. — Pierre Corneille Copy Share Image
Be it only for a day, it is still a glory without equal to be master of the world just that day. — Pierre Corneille Copy Share Image
Master of the universe but notof myself, I am the only rebel against my absolute power. — Pierre Corneille Copy Share Image
A monarch must sometimes rule even himself: he who wants everything must risk very little. — Pierre Corneille Copy Share Image
I am master of myself as of the universe, so I am; so I wish to be. — Pierre Corneille Copy Share Image
A true king is neither husband nor father; he considers his throne and nothing else. — Pierre Corneille Copy Share Image
Master of the universe but not of myself, I am the only rebel against my absolute power. — 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
