Pierre Corneille

The king, just and prudent, wants only those things which he can get.

— Pierre Corneille

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

— Pierre Corneille

Each instant of life is a step toward death.

— Pierre Corneille

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

— Pierre Corneille

The greater the risk, the sweeter the fruit.

— Pierre Corneille

The fire which seems extinguished often slumbers beneath the ashes.

— Pierre Corneille

To he who avenges a father, nothing is impossible

— Pierre Corneille

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

— Pierre Corneille

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

— Pierre Corneille

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

— Pierre Corneille

To conquer without danger is to conquer without glory.

— Pierre Corneille

In recounting our woes, we often soothe them.

— Pierre Corneille

He who plays advisor is no longer ambassador.

— Pierre Corneille

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

— Pierre Corneille

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

— Pierre Corneille

The subject of a good tragedy must not be realistic.

— Pierre Corneille

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

— Pierre Corneille

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

— Pierre Corneille

When we conquer without danger our triumph is without glory.

— Pierre Corneille

The crime and not the scaffold makes the shame.

— Pierre Corneille

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

— Pierre Corneille