It is the crime not the scaffold which is the disgrace.

Quote by Pierre Corneille

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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...

Ambition aspires to descend.

Ambition aspires to descend.

The subject of a good tragedy must not be realistic.

The subject of a good tragedy must not be realistic.

Happiness seems made to be shared.

Happiness seems made to be shared.

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...

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.

They who overcome their desires once can overcome them always.

They who overcome their desires once can overcome them always.

I would not like a king who could obey.

I would not like a king who could obey.

He who is hated by all can not expect to live long.

He who is hated by all can not expect to live long.

Just vengeance does not call for punishment.

Just vengeance does not call for punishment.

He who allows me to rule is in fact my master.

He who allows me to rule is in fact my master.

Those who easily forgive invite offenses.

Those who easily forgive invite offenses.

When the patient loves his disease, how unwilling he is to allow a remedy to...

When the patient loves his disease, how unwilling he is to allow a remedy to...

In recounting our woes, we often soothe them.

In recounting our woes, we often soothe them.

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.

A true king is neither husband nor father; he considers his throne and nothing else.

A true king is neither husband nor father; he considers his throne and nothing else.

One is often guilty by being too just.

One is often guilty by being too just.

Danger breeds best on too much confidence.

Danger breeds best on too much confidence.

Giving people self-confidence is by far the most important thing that I can do. Because...

Giving people self-confidence is by far the most important thing that I can do. Because...

When a team outgrows individual performance and learns team confidence, excellence becomes a reality.

When a team outgrows individual performance and learns team confidence, excellence becomes a reality.