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
memories lying good-memories
It takes good memory to keep up a lie
memories lying good-memories
One ought to have a good memory when he has told a lie
memories good-memories lied
A good memory is needed after one has lied.
memories lying lied
A good memory is needed once we have lied. [Fr., Il faut bonne memoire apres qu'on a menti.]
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.