Do not they bring it to pass by knowing that they know nothing at all?

Quote by Jean Racine

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The principal rule of art is to please and to move. All the other rules...

The principal rule of art is to please and to move. All the other rules...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

Love is not a fire to be shut up in a soul. Everything betrays us:...

Love is not a fire to be shut up in a soul. Everything betrays us:...

I have pushed virtue to outright brutality.

I have pushed virtue to outright brutality.

Justice in the extreme is often unjust.

Justice in the extreme is often unjust.

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.

Many a time a man cannot be such as he would be, if circumstances do...

Many a time a man cannot be such as he would be, if circumstances do...

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.

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

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

Too much virtue can be criminal.

Too much virtue can be criminal.

I have everything, yet have nothing; and although I possess nothing, still of nothing am...

I have everything, yet have nothing; and although I possess nothing, still of nothing am...

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...

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.

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

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

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.

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

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