Pierre Corneille

A liar is full of oaths.

— Pierre Corneille

He who pardons easily invites offense.

— Pierre Corneille

How much must I overcome before I triumph?

— Pierre Corneille

Happiness is meant to be shared.

— Pierre Corneille

My sweetest hope is to lose hope

— Pierre Corneille

All evils are equal when they are extreme.

— Pierre Corneille

Peace is produced by war.

— Pierre Corneille

Obedience is a hard profession.

— Pierre Corneille

Alas, I emerge from one disaster to fall into a worse.

— Pierre Corneille

I am young, it is true; but in noble souls valor does not wait for years.

— Pierre Corneille

It is hard to hate what one has loved, and a half-extinguished fire is soon relit.

— Pierre Corneille

Rome is no longer in Rome, it is here where I am.

— Pierre Corneille

He on whom heaven confers a sceptre knows not the weight till he bears it.

— Pierre Corneille

The crime and not the scaffold makes the shame.

— Pierre Corneille

When we conquer without danger our triumph is without glory.

— Pierre Corneille

Your heart is mine; there I reign. I am content.

— Pierre Corneille

We never taste happiness in perfection, our most fortunate successes are mixed with sadness.

— Pierre Corneille

Such is the caprice of Romans... who reject kings in name but not in practice, and accept an Emperor mightier than a…

— Pierre Corneille

When the patient loves his disease, how unwilling he is to allow a remedy to be applied.

— Pierre Corneille

Good fortune leads one to the highest glory, But to renounce it calls for equal courage.

— Pierre Corneille

The universe has no prince or king that it [Rome] would consider equal to its humblest citizen.

— Pierre Corneille

All great virtues become great men. [Fr., Toutes grandes vertus conviennent aux grands hommes.]

— Pierre Corneille

By speaking of our misfortunes we often relieve them. [Fr., A raconter ses maux souvent on les soulage.]

— Pierre Corneille

Be it only for a day, it is still a glory without equal to be master of the world just that day.

— Pierre Corneille

He who plays advisor is no longer ambassador.

— Pierre Corneille

The subject of a good tragedy must not be realistic.

— Pierre Corneille

If anyone wants to know what elephants are like, they are like people only more so.

— Pierre Corneille

“Laksanakanlah kewajiban anda sebaik-baiknya, selebihnya serahkan kepada Tuhan.”

— Pierre Corneille

It is the crime not the scaffold which is the disgrace.

— Pierre Corneille

In recounting our woes, we often soothe them.

— Pierre Corneille

To conquer without danger is to conquer without glory.

— Pierre Corneille

Rome, if you do not wish me to betray you, make enemies that I can hate!

— Pierre Corneille

As our self-interests differ, so do our feelings.

— Pierre Corneille

To he who avenges a father, nothing is impossible

— Pierre Corneille

Here honor binds me, and I wish to satisfy it.

— Pierre Corneille

The fire which seems extinguished often slumbers beneath the ashes.

— Pierre Corneille

The greater the risk, the sweeter the fruit.

— Pierre Corneille

Each instant of life is a step toward death.

— Pierre Corneille

It is only blood that can wash away such an outrage; die or kill.

— Pierre Corneille

If you betray me, can I take a better revenge than to love the person you hate?

— Pierre Corneille