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
conquer danger
To conquer without danger is to conquer without glory.
conquer danger triumph
When we conquer without danger our triumph is without glory.
learning triumph conquer
We triumph without glory when we conquer without danger.
despair noble conquer
He who has resolved to conquer or die is seldom conquered; such noble despair perishes with difficulty.
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Those who resolve to conquer or die, are rarely conquered.
endurance conquer all-things
Patience and time conquer all things.
await born nobly passing souls valor
True, I am young, but for souls nobly born valor doesn't await the passing of years.
A Victory without danger is a triumph without glory.
Guess, if you can, and choose, if you dare.
fate soul age
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.
enemy weakness knows
Flee an enemy who knows your weakness.
flame lack
It is a flame which sinks for lack of fuel.
To vanquish without peril is to triumph without glory.
fortunate happiness mixed successes taste
We never taste happiness in perfection, our most fortunate successes are mixed with sadness.