I would not like a king who could obey.

Quote by Pierre Corneille

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All evils are equal when they are extreme.

All evils are equal when they are extreme.

Just vengeance does not call for punishment.

Just vengeance does not call for punishment.

Reason and love are sworn enemies.

Reason and love are sworn enemies.

He who can live in infamy is unworthy of life.

He who can live in infamy is unworthy of life.

The crime and not the scaffold makes the shame.

The crime and not the scaffold makes the shame.

Do your duty and leave the rest to heaven.

Do your duty and leave the rest to heaven.

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...

I can be forced to live without happiness, but I will never consent to live...

I can be forced to live without happiness, but I will never consent to live...

One ought to have a good memory when he has told a lie.

One ought to have a good memory when he has told a lie.

To conquer without risk is to triumph without glory.

To conquer without risk is to triumph without glory.

Each instant of life is a step toward death.

Each instant of life is a step toward death.

To vanquish without peril is to triumph without glory.

To vanquish without peril is to triumph without glory.

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

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

One half of my life has put the other half in the grave.

One half of my life has put the other half in the grave.

He who fears not death fears not a threat.

He who fears not death fears not a threat.

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.

We triumph without glory when we conquer without danger.

We triumph without glory when we conquer without danger.

We never taste happiness in perfection, our most fortunate successes are mixed with sadness.

We never taste happiness in perfection, our most fortunate successes are mixed with sadness.

A Victory without danger is a triumph without glory.

A Victory without danger is a triumph without glory.

He who plays advisor is no longer ambassador.

He who plays advisor is no longer ambassador.