A good memory is needed after one has lied.

Quote by Pierre Corneille

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I agree to, or rather aspire to, my doom.

I agree to, or rather aspire to, my doom.

Master of the universe but not of myself, I am the only rebel against my...

Master of the universe but not of myself, I am the only rebel against my...

Those who easily forgive invite offenses.

Those who easily forgive invite offenses.

Desire increases when fulfillment is postponed.

Desire increases when fulfillment is postponed.

To vanquish without peril is to triumph without glory.

To vanquish without peril is to triumph without glory.

Each instant of life is a step toward death.

Each instant of life is a step toward death.

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...

What destroys one man preserves another

What destroys one man preserves another

All evils are equal when they are extreme.

All evils are equal when they are extreme.

Oh, how sweet it is to pity the fate of an enemy who can no...

Oh, how sweet it is to pity the fate of an enemy who can no...

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...

He who does not fear death cares naught for threats.

He who does not fear death cares naught for threats.

My sweetest hope is to lose hope.

My sweetest hope is to lose hope.

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...

He who does not fear death cares naught for threats.

He who does not fear death cares naught for threats.

He who forgives readily only invites offense.

He who forgives readily only invites offense.

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.

It matters more how one gives than what one gives.

It matters more how one gives than what one gives.

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

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

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...