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About Pierre Corneille
Pierre Corneille was a French tragedian who was one of the three great seventeenth-century French dramatists, along with Molière and Racine. He has been called “the founder of French tragedy” and produced plays for nearly forty years.
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Born:
June 6, 1606, Rouen
Died:
October 1, 1684, Paris
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Pierre Corneille Quotes
Each instant of life is a step toward death.
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Pierre Corneille
Titus and Berenice (1670)
Self-love is the source of all our other loves.
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Pierre Corneille
Titus and Berenice (1670)
They who overcome their desires once can overcome them always.
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Pierre Corneille
Titus and Berenice (1670)
Reason and love are sworn enemies.
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Pierre Corneille
The Window (1631)
It takes a good memory to keep up a lie.
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Pierre Corneille
The Liar (1643)
The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.
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Pierre Corneille
The Liar (1643)
As our self-interests differ, so do our feelings.
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Pierre Corneille
The Death of Pompey (1642)
Death was to be my glory, but destiny has refused it.
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Pierre Corneille
The Death of Pompey (1642)
One is often guilty by being too just.
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Pierre Corneille
The Death of Pompey (1642)
They were more than kings, now they are less than slaves.
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Pierre Corneille
Sertorius (1662)
How sweet to die after one’s enemies.
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Pierre Corneille
Rodogune (1644)
Desire increases when fulfillment is postponed.
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Pierre Corneille
Polyeucte (1642)
I agree to, or rather aspire to, my doom.
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Pierre Corneille
Polyeucte (1642)
I love you much less than my God, but much more than myself.
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Pierre Corneille
Polyeucte (1642)
The greater the effort, the greater the glory.
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Pierre Corneille
Polyeucte (1642)
My generosity finally cedes to her hatred.
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Pierre Corneille
Nicomède (1651)
Brave men are brave from the very first.
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Pierre Corneille
Le Cid (1636)
He who can live in infamy is unworthy of life.
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Pierre Corneille
Le Cid (1636)
He who fears not death fears not a threat.
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Pierre Corneille
Le Cid (1636)
Love is a tyrant, sparing none.
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Pierre Corneille
Le Cid (1636)
To he who avenges a father, nothing is impossible.
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Pierre Corneille
Le Cid (1636)
All evils are equal when they are extreme.
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Pierre Corneille
Horace (1639)
Do your duty, and leave the rest to heaven.
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Pierre Corneille
Horace (1639)
He who pardons easily invites offense.
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Pierre Corneille
Cinna (1641)
Who is all-powerful should fear everything.
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Pierre Corneille
Cinna (1641)
Guess if you can, choose if you dare.
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Pierre Corneille
To win without risk is to triumph without glory.
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Pierre Corneille
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We never enjoy perfect happiness; our most fortunate successes are mingled with sadness; some anxieties always perplex the reality of our satisfaction.
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Pierre Corneille
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