Quotes by Pierre Corneille

Pierre Corneille

Pierre Corneille

French playwright

Lived from: 1606 - 1684

Category: Writers (Contemporary) Country: FlagFrance

Born: 6 june 1606 Died: 1 october 1684

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  • A Victory without danger is a triumph without glory.
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  • A liar is full of oaths.
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  • All evils are equal when they are extreme.
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  • Danger breeds best on too much confidence.
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  • Do your duty and leave the rest to heaven.
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  • Force is legitimate where gentleness avails not.
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  • Happiness seems made to be shared.
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  • I have deserved neither so much honor or so much disgrace.
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  • It is the crime not the scaffold which is the disgrace.
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  • Just vengeance does not call for punishment.
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  • Love is a tyrant sparing none.
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  • One often calms one's grief by recounting it.
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  • Peace is produced by war.
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  • Real joy comes not from ease or riches or from the praise of men, but from doing something worthwhile.
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  • The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.
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  • Those who easily forgive invite offenses.
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  • Those who resolve to conquer or die, are rarely conquered.
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  • To conquer without danger is to conquer without glory.
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  • To win without risk is to triumph without glory.
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  • We never taste happiness in perfection, our most fortunate successes are mixed with sadness.
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What are the most famous quotes from Pierre Corneille?

The two most famous quotes from Pierre Corneille are:

  • "A Victory without danger is a triumph without glory."
  • "A liar is full of oaths."

When did Pierre Corneille live?

Pierre Corneille was born in 1606 and died in the year 1684.