He who forgives readily only invites offense.

Quote by Pierre Corneille

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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.

It takes good memory to keep up a lie.

It takes good memory to keep up a lie.

The crime and not the scaffold makes the shame.

The crime and not the scaffold makes the shame.

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.

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.

Desire increases when fulfillment is postponed.

Desire increases when fulfillment is postponed.

To win without risk is to triumph without glory.

To win without risk is to triumph without glory.

The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.

The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.

A first impulse was never a crime.

A first impulse was never a crime.

Brave men are brave from the very first.

Brave men are brave from the very first.

Each instant of life is a step toward death.

Each instant of life is a step toward death.

I would not like a king who could obey.

I would not like a king who could obey.

He who fears not death fears not a threat.

He who fears not death fears not a threat.

To conquer without danger is to conquer without glory.

To conquer without danger is to conquer without glory.

This dark brightness that falls from the stars.

This dark brightness that falls from the stars.

Oh rage! Oh despair! Oh age, my enemy!

Oh rage! Oh despair! Oh age, my enemy!

My reason, it's true, controls my feelings, but whatever its authority, it doesn't rule them...

My reason, it's true, controls my feelings, but whatever its authority, it doesn't rule them...

Reason and love are sworn enemies.

Reason and love are sworn enemies.

The same person who said the sweetest things to me, also said some of the...

The same person who said the sweetest things to me, also said some of the...

We conceal it from ourselves in vain - we must always love something. In those...

We conceal it from ourselves in vain - we must always love something. In those...