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
long hated can-not
He who is hated by all can not expect to live long.
love hate fire
It is hard to hate what one has loved, and a half-extinguished fire is soon relit.
betrayal hate rome
Rome, if you do not wish me to betray you, make enemies that I can hate!
hate doubt stills
Doubt, but still hate!
love revenge hate
If you betray me, can I take a better revenge than to love the person you hate?
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.