It is a maxim of old that among themselves all things are common to friends.

Quote by Jean Racine

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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...

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.

Justice in the extreme is often unjust.

Justice in the extreme is often unjust.

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...

I embrace my rival, but only to strangle him.

I embrace my rival, but only to strangle him.

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.

The glory of my name increases my shame. Less known by mortals, I could better...

The glory of my name increases my shame. Less known by mortals, I could better...

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

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

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 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...

A tragedy need not have blood and death; it's enough that it all be filled...

A tragedy need not have blood and death; it's enough that it all be filled...

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...

How good is God! How sweet his yoke!

How good is God! How sweet his yoke!

If I could believe that this was said sincerely, I could put up with anything.

If I could believe that this was said sincerely, I could put up with anything.

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...

There are no secrets that time does not reveal.

There are no secrets that time does not reveal.

Without money honor is merely a disease.

Without money honor is merely a disease.

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

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

The quarrels of lovers are the renewal of love.

The quarrels of lovers are the renewal of love.

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...