Pierre Corneille Quotes
1606 – 1684
French dramatist, one of the three great tragedians of 17th-century France, author of 'Le Cid'.
26 quotesAbout Pierre Corneille on Wikipedia
“As great as kings may be, they are what we are: they can err like other men.”
“I can be forced to live without happiness, But I will never consent to live without honor.”
“We never taste a perfect joy; Our happiest successes are mixed with sadness.”
“Clemency is the noblest trait Which can reveal a true monarch to the world.”
“It is hard to hate what one has loved, And a half-extinguished fire is soon relit.”
