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
Pierre Corneille quotes about
conquer danger triumph
When we conquer without danger our triumph is without glory.
flame lack
It is a flame which sinks for lack of fuel.
master universe wish
I am master of myself, as of the Universe; I am, and I wish to be so.
gods
Do your duty, and let the gods do the rest.
await born nobly passing souls valor
True, I am young, but for souls nobly born valor doesn't await the passing of years.
love-is self romance
Self-love is the source of all our other loves.
pleasure torment delicious
How delicious is pleasure after torment!
life-and-love revenge hatred
To take revenge halfheartedly is to court disaster; either condemn or crown your hatred.
glory fortune renounce
Good fortune leads one to the highest glory, But to renounce it calls for equal courage.
infamy unworthy
He who can live in infamy is unworthy of life
rebellion obedience piety
When obedience is so impious, revolt is a necessity.
christian heaven stronger
Your Christians, whom one persecutes in vain, have something in them that surpasses the human. They lead a life of such innocence,that the heavens owe them some recognition: that they arise the stronger the more they are beaten down is hardly the result of common virtues.
democracy states despotism
The worst of all States is the democratic State.
rome exile
Rome is no longer in Rome, it is here where I am.