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.
await born nobly passing souls valor
True, I am young, but for souls nobly born valor doesn't await the passing of years.
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
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.
overcoming triumph obstinacy
How much must I overcome before I triumph?
great-men wells great-managers
Time is a great manager: it arranges things well.
obedience profession hard
Obedience is a hard profession.
woe
In recounting our woes, we often soothe them.
other-half half graves
One half of my life has put the other half in the grave.
severity effects gentleness
Severity is allowable where gentleness has no effect.
conquer resolution resolve
Those who resolve to conquer or die, are rarely conquered.