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

Quote by Pierre Corneille

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To conquer without risk is to triumph without glory.

To conquer without risk is to triumph without glory.

He who can live in infamy is unworthy of life.

He who can live in infamy is unworthy of life.

Force is legitimate where gentleness avails not.

Force is legitimate where gentleness avails not.

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.

The crime and not the scaffold makes the shame.

The crime and not the scaffold makes the shame.

Treachery is noble when aimed at tyranny.

Treachery is noble when aimed at tyranny.

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.

I would not like a king who could obey.

I would not like a king who could obey.

Guess, if you can, and choose, if you dare.

Guess, if you can, and choose, if you dare.

Each instant of life is a step toward death.

Each instant of life is a step toward death.

He who pardons easily invites offense.

He who pardons easily invites offense.

We never taste a perfect joy; our happiest successes are mixed with sadness.

We never taste a perfect joy; our happiest successes are mixed with sadness.

A liar is always lavish of oaths.

A liar is always lavish of oaths.

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.

I have deserved neither so much honor or so much disgrace.

I have deserved neither so much honor or so much disgrace.

He who fears not death fears not a threat.

He who fears not death fears not a threat.

Flee an enemy who knows your weakness.

Flee an enemy who knows your weakness.

He who plays advisor is no longer ambassador.

He who plays advisor is no longer ambassador.

To win without risk is to triumph without glory.

To win without risk is to triumph without glory.

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...