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All Quotes by author - Pierre Corneille

" A first impulse was never a crime. "

" After having won a scepter, few are so generous as to disdain the pleasures of ruling. "

" A good memory is needed after one has lied. "

" Alas, I emerge from one disaster to fall into a worse. "

" A liar is always lavish of oaths. "

" Ambition aspires to descend. "

" An example is often a deceptive mirror, and the order of destiny, so troubling to our thoughts, is not always found written in things past. "

" As great as kings may be, they are what we are: they can err like other men. "

" A true king is neither husband nor father; he considers his throne and nothing else. "

" A Victory without danger is a triumph without glory. "

" Brave men are brave from the very first. "

" Clemency is the noblest trait which can reveal a true monarch to the world. "

" Danger breeds best on too much confidence. "

" Deceit is the game of petty spirits, and that is by nature a woman's quality. "

" Desire increases when fulfillment is postponed. "

" Do your duty and leave the rest to heaven. "

" Each instant of life is a step toward death. "

" Every man of courage is a man of his word. "

" Flee an enemy who knows your weakness. "

" Force is legitimate where gentleness avails not. "

" Guess, if you can, and choose, if you dare. "

" Happiness seems made to be shared. "

" He who allows himself to be insulted deserves to be. "

" He who allows me to rule is in fact my master. "

" He who can live in infamy is unworthy of life. "

" He who does not fear death cares naught for threats. "

" He who forgives readily only invites offense. "

" He who is hated by all can not expect to live long. "

" He who pardons easily invites offense. "

" He who plays advisor is no longer ambassador. "

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