Pierre Corneille
Pierre Corneille
Pierre Corneillewas a French tragedian. He is generally considered one of the three great seventeenth-century French dramatists, along with Molière and Jean Racine...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionDramatist
Date of Birth6 June 1606
CountryFrance
men brave firsts
Brave men are brave from the very first.
motivational success fighting
When there is no peril in the fight there is no glory in the triumph.
great-men wells great-managers
Time is a great manager: it arranges things well.
lying liars deceit
A liar is always lavish of oaths.
love-is self romance
Self-love is the source of all our other loves.
effort glory greater
The greater the effort, the greater the glory.
flame lack
It is a flame which sinks for lack of fuel.
To vanquish without peril is to triumph without glory.
fortunate happiness mixed successes taste
We never taste happiness in perfection, our most fortunate successes are mixed with sadness.
Guess, if you can, and choose, if you dare.
A Victory without danger is a triumph without glory.