Rome, if you do not wish me to betray you, make enemies that I can hate! Pierre Corneille More Quotes by Pierre Corneille More Quotes From Pierre Corneille It is an imprudence common to kings to listen to too much advice and to err in their choice. Pierre Corneille choiceskingsadvice The people you killed seem to be in excellent health. Pierre Corneille deathlyingpeople Guess, if you can, and choose, if you dare. Pierre Corneille dareifs Patience and time conquer all things. Pierre Corneille conquerenduranceall-things He on whom heaven confers a sceptre knows not the weight till he bears it. Pierre Corneille weightkingsheaven These flattering mirrors reflect imperfectly what is within; the countenance is often a gay deceiver. What defects of mind lie hidden under its beauty! What fair exteriors conceal base souls! Pierre Corneille gaymirrorslying Clemency is the surest proof of a true monarch. Pierre Corneille clemencyroyaltyproof It is the guilt, not the scaffold, which constitutes the shame. Pierre Corneille shameguilt When a woman has the gift of silence she possesses a quality above the vulgar. It is a gift of Heaven seldom bestowed; without a little miracle it cannot be accomplished; and Nature suffers violence when Heaven puts a woman in the humor of observing silence. Pierre Corneille miraclesilenceheaven I am young, it is true; but in noble souls valor does not wait for years. Pierre Corneille soulwaitingyears Master of the universe but not of myself, I am the only rebel against my absolute power. Pierre Corneille rebelawarenessmasters It is a crime against the State to be powerful enough to commit one. Pierre Corneille crimepowerfulenough It is hard to hate what one has loved, and a half-extinguished fire is soon relit. Pierre Corneille hatefirelove I have deserved neither so much honor or so much disgrace. Pierre Corneille disgracehonor As our self-interests differ, so do our feelings. Pierre Corneille cynicismselffeelings How sweet to die after one's enemies. Pierre Corneille revengesweetdeath Those who resolve to conquer or die, are rarely conquered. Pierre Corneille resolveresolutionconquer Love is the extra effort we make in our dealings with those whom we do not like and once you understand that, you understand all. This idea that love overtakes you is nonsense. This is but a polite manifestation of sex. To love another you have to undertake some fragment of their destiny. Pierre Corneille When we conquer without danger our triumph is without glory. Pierre Corneille A Victory without danger is a triumph without glory. Pierre Corneille withouttriumphvictoryglory
