Many a time a man cannot be such as he would be, if circumstances do not admit of it.

Quote by Jean Racine

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Is a faith without action a sincere faith?

Is a faith without action a sincere faith?

I embrace my rival, but only to strangle him.

I embrace my rival, but only to strangle him.

Too much virtue can be criminal.

Too much virtue can be criminal.

There are no secrets that time does not reveal.

There are no secrets that time does not reveal.

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:...

Without money honor is merely a disease.

Without money honor is merely a disease.

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

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

Justice in the extreme is often unjust.

Justice in the extreme is often unjust.

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.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

Thank the Gods! My misery exceeds all my hopes!

Thank the Gods! My misery exceeds all my hopes!

I have pushed virtue to outright brutality.

I have pushed virtue to outright brutality.

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.

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...

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...