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
knows manage know-how
Let us attend to the present, and as to the future we shall know how to manage when the occasion arrives.
power omnipotence
Omnipotence is bought with ceaseless fear.
inspirational motivational strength
To win without risk is to triumph without glory.
agreement doom agree
I agree to, or rather aspire to, my doom.
honor consent i-can
I can be forced to live without happiness, but I will never consent to live without honor.
happiness happy laughter
Happiness seems made to be shared.
giving matter
It matters more how one gives than what one gives
kindness thinking hands
Kindness acts Not always as you think; a hated hand Renders it odious.
tragedy realistic subjects
The subject of a good tragedy must not be realistic.
love hope flames
Love lives on hope, and dies when hope is dead; It is a flame which sinks for lack of fuel.
life-and-love revenge hatred
To take revenge halfheartedly is to court disaster; either condemn or crown your hatred.
peace war
Peace is produced by war.
years soul passing
For souls nobly born, valor doesn't await the passing of years
pleasure torment delicious
How delicious is pleasure after torment!