Clemency is the noblest trait which can reveal a true monarch to the world. Pierre Corneille More Quotes by Pierre Corneille More Quotes From Pierre Corneille Rome alone can resist Rome. Pierre Corneille me-alonerome Ambition aspires to descend Pierre Corneille aspireambition Just as We never taste happiness in perfection, our most fortunate successes are mixed with sadness. So too we never taste sadness completely, as things could always be worse in some way and for this we can be grateful. Pierre Corneille gratitudegratefulsadness Happiness is meant to be shared. Pierre Corneille meant-to-be We never taste a perfect joy; our happiest successes are mixed with sadness. Pierre Corneille sadnessperfectjoy He should be envied Who when his strength is spent lays down his life. Old age reserves a melancholy fate For noble souls before their life is done. Pierre Corneille fatesoulage The crime and not the scaffold makes the shame. Pierre Corneille shamecrime Your heart is mine; there I reign. I am content. Pierre Corneille reignheartsweet A good memory is needed after one has lied. Pierre Corneille good-memoriesliedmemories The fire which seems extinguished often slumbers beneath the ashes. Pierre Corneille slumberashesfire Every man of courage is a man of his word. Pierre Corneille every-manmen Desire increases when fulfillment is postponed. Pierre Corneille increasefulfillmentdesire How much must I overcome before I triumph? Pierre Corneille obstinacytriumphovercoming The universe has no prince or king that it [Rome] would consider equal to its humblest citizen. Pierre Corneille romedemocracykings When obedience is so impious, revolt is a necessity. Pierre Corneille pietyrebellionobedience A good memory is needed once we have lied. Pierre Corneille liedmemorieslying I believe everything to be just when a king ordains it. Pierre Corneille kingsjusticebelieve Be it only for a day, it is still a glory without equal to be master of the world just that day. Pierre Corneille glorypowerworld I am Roman, alas, because Horace is Roman. Pierre Corneille fidelitypatriotismmarriage 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. Pierre Corneille strongerchristianheaven
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