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Pierre Corneille
 
Nationality:   French
 
Date of Birth:   Jun 6, 1606
 
Date of Death:   Oct 1,  1684
 
Profession:   Dramatist
 
 
 
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Danger breeds best on too much confidence.
 
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Brave men are brave from the very first.
 
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Treachery is noble when aimed at tyranny.
 
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Just vengeance does not call for punishment.
 
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Oh rage! Oh despair! Oh age, my enemy!
 
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A first impulse was never a crime.
 
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It matters more how one gives than what one gives.
 
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He who pardons easily invites offense.
 
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A true king is neither husband nor father; he considers his throne and nothing else.
 
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In the service of Caesar, everything is legitimate.
 
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True, I am young, but for souls nobly born valor doesn't await the passing of years.
 
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The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.
 
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Force is legitimate where gentleness avails not.
 
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Do your duty and leave the rest to heaven.
 
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To vanquish without peril is to triumph without glory.
 
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