Pierre Corneille Quotes

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• The greater the effort, the greater the glory.

  Pierre Corneille

  Perseverance, Work, Effort

  "Character: Pauline". "Polyeucte" by Pierre Corneille, act IV, scene v, 1642.

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• One half of my life has put the other half in the grave.

  Pierre Corneille

  Half, Other Half, Graves

  "Le Cid". Book by Pierre Corneille, act III, scene iii, 1636.

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• He who can live in infamy is unworthy of life.

  Pierre Corneille

  Infamy, Unworthy

  "Le Cid". Book by Pierre Corneille, act I, scene V, 1636.

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• When there is no peril in the fight there is no glory in the triumph.

  Pierre Corneille

  Motivational, Success, Fighting

  'Le Cid' (1637) act 2, sc. 2

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• Love is a tyrant sparing none.

  Pierre Corneille

  Love, Love Is, Tyrants

  "Le Cid". Book by Pierre Corneille, act I, scene ii, 1636.

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• We triumph without glory when we conquer without danger.

  Pierre Corneille

  Learning, Triumph, Conquer

  "Le Cid". Book by Pierre Corneille, 1636.

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• Danger breeds best on too much confidence.

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  Confidence, Too Much, Danger

  "Le Cid". Book by Pierre Corneille, 1636.

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• I can be forced to live without happiness, but I will never consent to live without honor.

  Pierre Corneille

  Honor, Consent, I Can

  "Le Cid". Tragicomedy by Pierre Corneille (Act II, Scene I), December 1636.

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• To he who avenges a father, nothing is impossible

  Pierre Corneille

  Father, Impossible, Nothing Is Impossible

  "Le Cid". Play by Pierre Corneille, act II, scene ii, 1636.

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• Self-love is the source of all our other loves.

  Pierre Corneille

  Love Is, Self, Romance

  "Titus and Berenice". Play by Pierre Corneille, 1670.

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• Deceit is the game of petty spirits, and that is by nature a woman's quality.

  Pierre Corneille

  Lying, Games, Hype

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• The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.

  Pierre Corneille

  Birthday, Christmas, Giving

  "The Liar". Play by Pierre Corneille, 1643.

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• A liar is always lavish of oaths.

  Pierre Corneille

  Liars, Lying, Deceit

  "Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations" by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, Le Menteur, III. 5, p. 485-87, 1922.

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• Do your duty and leave the rest to heaven.

  Pierre Corneille

  Heaven, Duty And Honor, Duty

  "Horace". Book by Pierre Corneille, act II, scene viii, 1639.

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• Treachery is noble when aimed at tyranny.

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  Tyrants, Noble, Tyranny

  "Character: Émilie". "Cinna" by Pierre Corneille, act III, scene iv, 1641.

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• As for our gods, we have a few too many to be true.

  Pierre Corneille

  God, Religion, Polytheism

  "Polyeucte martyr". Play by Pierre Corneille (Act IV, Scene VI), 1642.

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• Patience and time conquer all things.

  Pierre Corneille

  Endurance, Conquer, All Things

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• Happiness seems made to be shared.

  Pierre Corneille

  Happiness, Happy, Laughter

  "Notes par Rochefoucauld", as quoted in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 350-52,

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• One doesn't wish to see those to whom one owes so much.

  Pierre Corneille

  Gratitude, Wish, Ingratitude

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• He who despises life is his life's master.

  Pierre Corneille

  Life Is, Stoicism, Masters

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• He who has resolved to conquer or die is seldom conquered; such noble despair perishes with difficulty.

  Pierre Corneille

  Despair, Noble, Conquer

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• The worst of all States is the democratic State.

  Pierre Corneille

  Democracy, Despotism, States

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• Time is a great manager: it arranges things well.

  Pierre Corneille

  Great Men, Wells, Great Managers

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• It matters more how one gives than what one gives

  Pierre Corneille

  Giving, Matter

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• He who allows me to rule is in fact my master

  Pierre Corneille

  Facts, Masters

  "Nicomède". Play by Pierre Corneille, act II, scene i, 1651.

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