A noble heart cannot suspect in others the pettiness and malice that it has never felt.

Quote by Jean Racine

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Justice in the extreme is often unjust.

Justice in the extreme is often unjust.

According as the man is, so must you humour him.

According as the man is, so must you humour him.

Nothing is so difficult but that it may be found out by seeking.

Nothing is so difficult but that it may be found out by seeking.

My death, taking the light from my eyes, gives back to the day the purity...

My death, taking the light from my eyes, gives back to the day the purity...

Is a faith without action a sincere faith?

Is a faith without action a sincere faith?

How good is God! How sweet his yoke!

How good is God! How sweet his yoke!

The quarrels of lovers are the renewal of love.

The quarrels of lovers are the renewal of love.

On the throne, one has many worries; and remorse is the one that weighs the...

On the throne, one has many worries; and remorse is the one that weighs the...

There are no secrets that time does not reveal.

There are no secrets that time does not reveal.

I have pushed virtue to outright brutality.

I have pushed virtue to outright brutality.

I embrace my rival, but only to strangle him.

I embrace my rival, but only to strangle him.

It behooves a prudent person to make trial of everything before arms.

It behooves a prudent person to make trial of everything before arms.

Without money honor is merely a disease.

Without money honor is merely a disease.

It is a maxim of old that among themselves all things are common to friends.

It is a maxim of old that among themselves all things are common to friends.

There is nothing so easy but that it becomes difficult when you do it with...

There is nothing so easy but that it becomes difficult when you do it with...

Hell, covering all with its gloomy vapors, has cast shadows on even the holiest eyes.

Hell, covering all with its gloomy vapors, has cast shadows on even the holiest eyes.

Thank the Gods! My misery exceeds all my hopes!

Thank the Gods! My misery exceeds all my hopes!

In fine, nothing is said now that has not been said before.

In fine, nothing is said now that has not been said before.

I am a man, and nothing that concerns a man do I deem a matter...

I am a man, and nothing that concerns a man do I deem a matter...

The glory of my name increases my shame. Less known by mortals, I could better...

The glory of my name increases my shame. Less known by mortals, I could better...