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
fear powerful should
Who is all-powerful should fear everything.
threat fear-not
He who fears not death fears not a threat.
care doe fear-of-death
He who does not fear death cares naught for threats.
fear power no-fear
Have others fear you, and I will have no fear.
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.
conquer danger
To conquer without danger is to conquer without glory.
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.
conquer danger triumph
When we conquer without danger our triumph is without glory.
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.