A Victory without danger is a triumph without glory.

Quote by Pierre Corneille

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Self-love is the source of all our other loves.

Self-love is the source of all our other loves.

He who does not fear death cares naught for threats.

He who does not fear death cares naught for threats.

We triumph without glory when we conquer without danger.

We triumph without glory when we conquer without danger.

Treachery is noble when aimed at tyranny.

Treachery is noble when aimed at tyranny.

Desire increases when fulfillment is postponed.

Desire increases when fulfillment is postponed.

Danger breeds best on too much confidence.

Danger breeds best on too much confidence.

One often calms one's grief by recounting it.

One often calms one's grief by recounting it.

After having won a scepter, few are so generous as to disdain the pleasures of...

After having won a scepter, few are so generous as to disdain the pleasures of...

I don't know how to defend myself: surprised innocence cannot imagine being under suspicion.

I don't know how to defend myself: surprised innocence cannot imagine being under suspicion.

It is the crime not the scaffold which is the disgrace.

It is the crime not the scaffold which is the disgrace.

To he who avenges a father, nothing is impossible.

To he who avenges a father, nothing is impossible.

He who plays advisor is no longer ambassador.

He who plays advisor is no longer ambassador.

It matters more how one gives than what one gives.

It matters more how one gives than what one gives.

Peace is produced by war.

Peace is produced by war.

Ambition aspires to descend

Ambition aspires to descend

Ambition aspires to descend.

Ambition aspires to descend.

I see, I know, I believe, I am undeceived.

I see, I know, I believe, I am undeceived.

The greater the effort, the greater the glory.

The greater the effort, the greater the glory.

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.

Clemency is the noblest trait which can reveal a true monarch to the world.

Clemency is the noblest trait which can reveal a true monarch to the world.