All Pierre Corneille Quotes
An example is often a deceptive mirror, and the order of destiny, so troubling to our thoughts, is not always found written in things past.
Pierre Corneille
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It is a crime against the State to be powerful enough to commit one.
Pierre Corneille
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I have deserved neither so much honor or so much disgrace.
Pierre Corneille
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Severity is allowable where gentleness has no effect.
Pierre Corneille
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I can be forced to live without happiness, but I will never consent to live without honor.
Pierre Corneille
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We never taste a perfect joy; our happiest successes are mixed with sadness.
Pierre Corneille
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Master of the universe but not of myself, I am the only rebel against my absolute power.
Pierre Corneille
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