Pierre Corneille Professions : Dramatist Born : June 6, 1606 Died : October 1, 1684 Browse All Authors Top 161 quotes by Pierre Corneille The greater the effort, the greater the glory. Pierre Corneille perseverance effort work Self-love is the source of all our other loves. Pierre Corneille romance self love-is When there is no peril in the fight there is no glory in the triumph. Pierre Corneille fighting success motivational All great virtues become great men. Pierre Corneille great-men virtue men A liar is always lavish of oaths. Pierre Corneille deceit liars lying Deceit is the game of petty spirits, and that is by nature a woman's quality. Pierre Corneille hype games lying Time is a great manager: it arranges things well. Pierre Corneille great-managers great-men wells Obedience is a hard profession. Pierre Corneille profession hard obedience Whoever can do as he pleases, commands when he entreats. Pierre Corneille command please power He who is hated by all can not expect to live long. Pierre Corneille can-not hated long By speaking of our misfortunes we often relieve them. Pierre Corneille misfortunes Do your duty and leave the rest to heaven. Pierre Corneille duty-and-honor duty heaven Love lives on hope, and dies when hope is dead; It is a flame which sinks for lack of fuel. Pierre Corneille flames hope love There are secret ties, there are sympathies, by the sweet relationship of which souls that are well matched attach themselves to each other, and are affected by I know not what, which cannot be explained Pierre Corneille ties sweet sympathy The manner of giving is worth more than the gift. Pierre Corneille christmas birthday giving He who allows himself to be insulted deserves to be so; and insolence, if unpunished, increases! Pierre Corneille outrage insult increase He who forgives readily only invites offense. Pierre Corneille offense forgiveness forgiving Happiness seems made to be shared. Pierre Corneille laughter happy happiness I see, I know, I believe, I am undeceived. Pierre Corneille i-believe knows believe What destroys one man preserves another. Pierre Corneille one-man preserves men Similar Authors Brian Friel dramatist Antoine-Marin Lemierre dramatist Aphra Behn dramatist Arnold Wesker dramatist Armand Salacrou dramatist Antonio Hurtado de Mendoza dramatist All Authors
