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
age doe spirit
Among wellborn spirits courage does not depend on age.
kings heaven weight
He on whom heaven confers a sceptre knows not the weight till he bears it.
insult outrage insolence
He who allows himself to be insulted deserves to be so; and insolence, if unpunished, increases! [Lat., Qui se laisse outrager, merite qu'on l'outrage Et l'audace impunie enfle trop un courage.]
gratitude generosity birth
Generosity is the accompaniment of high birth; pity and gratitude are its attendants.
endurance conquer all-things
Patience and time conquer all things.
dare ifs
Guess, if you can, and choose, if you dare. [Lat., Devine, si tu peux, et choisis, si tu l'oses.]
kings power desire
The king, just and prudent, wants only those things which he can get.
victory arms invincible
Your arm is unvanquished, but not invincible.
men brave firsts
Brave men are brave from the very first. [Fr., Les hommes valeureux le sont au premier coup.]
power wish masters
I am master of myself as of the universe, so I am; so I wish to be.
marriage patriotism fidelity
I am Roman, alas, because Horace is Roman.
revenge blood outrage
It is only blood that can wash away such an outrage; die or kill.
rebellion obedience piety
When obedience is so impious, revolt is a necessity.
power world glory
Be it only for a day, it is still a glory without equal to be master of the world just that day.