World Quote by Pierre Corneille Download Open image “Clemency is the noblest trait which can reveal a true monarch to the world.” — Pierre Corneille ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.2 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare World
Clemency is the surest proof of a true monarch. [Fr., La clemence est la plus belle marque Qui fasse a l'univers connaitre un vrai… — Pierre Corneille Copy Share Image
After all, clemency is by nature outside the rule of law. When conferred upon those already convicted of crimes, it unravels the decision of… — Asha Rangappa Copy Share Image
The clemency of princes is very often only a state-trick,to gain upon the affections of their subjects. — François La Rochefoucauld Duc De Copy Share Image
The clemency of Princes is often but policy to win the affections of the people. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Keep clear of courts: a homely life transcends The vaunted bliss of monarchs and their friends. — Horace Copy Share Image
“The prospect that a person will be killed according to the policy he promulgates prompts the [priest] to urge clemency, an incomprehensible position logically.” — Helen Prejean Copy Share Image
“frequent phenomenon in history: the republic whose ruler has every attribute of the absolute monarch but the name. It therefore enjoyed the usual despotism… — Isaac Asimov Copy Share Image
“The prestige of royal power has evaporated, but the majesty of the law has failed to take its place. People nowadays despise authority yet… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
“Monarchies have some good features beyond their star qualities. They can reduce the size and parasitic nature of the management bureaucracy. They can make… — Frank Herbert Copy Share Image
I hope that a move toward clemency with Judge Afiuni would be a step towards the importance of maintaining a properly functioning justice system. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
This is a boy's lot: anything he does, anything whatever, may afterward turn out to have been a crime - he never knows. And… — Booth Tarkington Copy Share Image
An absolute monarchy is one in which the sovereign does as he pleases so long as he pleases the assassins. — Ambrose Bierce 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
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Animals know nothing of themselves, and they also know nothing of the world. — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
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