In the service of Caesar, everything is legitimate.

Quote by Pierre Corneille

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Just vengeance does not call for punishment.

Just vengeance does not call for punishment.

The greater the effort, the greater the glory.

The greater the effort, the greater the glory.

He who allows me to rule is in fact my master.

He who allows me to rule is in fact my master.

True, I am young, but for souls nobly born valor doesn't await the passing of...

True, I am young, but for souls nobly born valor doesn't await the passing of...

A true king is neither husband nor father; he considers his throne and nothing else.

A true king is neither husband nor father; he considers his throne and nothing else.

I would not like a king who could obey.

I would not like a king who could obey.

To take revenge halfheartedly is to court disaster; either condemn or crown your hatred.

To take revenge halfheartedly is to court disaster; either condemn or crown your hatred.

My sweetest hope is to lose hope.

My sweetest hope is to lose hope.

We triumph without glory when we conquer without danger.

We triumph without glory when we conquer without danger.

One is often guilty by being too just.

One is often guilty by being too just.

Treachery is noble when aimed at tyranny.

Treachery is noble when aimed at tyranny.

To die for one's country is such a worthy fate that all compete for so...

To die for one's country is such a worthy fate that all compete for so...

When there is no peril in the fight there is no glory in the triumph.

When there is no peril in the fight there is no glory in the triumph.

It is a crime against the State to be powerful enough to commit one.

It is a crime against the State to be powerful enough to commit one.

As great as kings may be, they are what we are: they can err like...

As great as kings may be, they are what we are: they can err like...

To win without risk is to triumph without glory.

To win without risk is to triumph without glory.

Brave men are brave from the very first.

Brave men are brave from the very first.

Deceit is the game of petty spirits, and that is by nature a woman's quality.

Deceit is the game of petty spirits, and that is by nature a woman's quality.

Those who easily forgive invite offenses.

Those who easily forgive invite offenses.

Every man of courage is a man of his word.

Every man of courage is a man of his word.