Best Jean Racine Quotes
- He who has far to ride spares his horse. Far
- Pain is unjust, and all the arguments That cannot soothe it only rouse suspicion. All
- The face of tyranny Is always mild at first. Face
- There may be guilt when there is too much virtue. Guilt
- Vice, like virtue, Grows in small steps, and no true innocence Can ever fall at once to deepest guilt. Deepest
- She wavers, she hesitates: in a word, she is a woman. Funny
- Small crimes always precedes great ones. Always Precedes
- It's no longer a warmth hidden in my veins: it's Venus entire and whole fastening on her prey. Entire
- My only hope lies in my despair. Despair
- Small crimes always precede great ones. Never have we seen timid innocence pass suddenly to extreme licentiousness. Always Precede
- The crime of a mother is a heavy burden. Burden
- The feeling of mistrust is always the last which a great mind acquires. Acquires
- Disagreeable suspicions are usually the fruits of a second marriage. Disagreeable
- There are no secrets that time does not reveal. Doe
- The quarrels of lovers are the renewal of love. Love
- A tragedy need not have blood and death; it's enough that it all be filled with that majestic sadness that is the pleasure of tragedy. All
- A noble heart cannot suspect in others the pettiness and malice that it has never felt. Cannot Suspect
- I embrace my rival, but only to strangle him. Embrace
- Love is not a fire to be shut up in a soul. Everything betrays us: voice, silence, eyes; half-covered fires burn all the brighter. All
- According as the man is, so must you humour him. According
- I am a man, and nothing that concerns a man do I deem a matter of indifference to me. Concern
- Hell, covering all with its gloomy vapors, has cast shadows on even the holiest eyes. All
- I have loved him too much not to hate Hate
- The heart that can no longer love passionately must with fury hate. Break
- In fine, nothing is said now that has not been said before. Been