Jean Racine
Jean Racine
Jean Racine, baptismal name Jean-Baptiste Racine, was a French dramatist, one of the three great playwrights of 17th-century France, and an important literary figure in the Western tradition. Racine was primarily a tragedian, producing such "examples of neoclassical perfection" as Phèdre, Andromaque, and Athalie, although he did write one comedy, Les Plaideurs, and a muted tragedy, Esther, for the young...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionPlaywright
Date of Birth22 December 1639
CountryFrance
Nothing is so difficult but that it may be found out by seeking.
Many a time a man cannot be such as he would be, if circumstances do not admit of it.
But without money honor is nothing but a malady
He who has far to ride spares his horse.
Ainsi que la vertu, le crime a ses degre s. Crime, like virtue, has its degrees.
Behind a veil, unseen yet present, I was the forceful soul that moved this mighty body.
Crime like virtue has its degrees; and timid innocence was never known to blossom suddenly into extreme license.
To repair the irreparable ravages of time.
Can a faith that does nothing be called sincere?
When will the veil be lifted that casts so black a night over the universe? God of Israel, lift at last the gloom: For how long will you be hidden?
And do you count for nothing God who fights for us?
Sir, that much prudence calls for too much worry; I cannot foresee misfortunes so far away.
Have there ever been more submissive slaves? Adoring, even in their irons, the God who punishes them.
Ah, why can't I know if I love, or if I hate?