Nothing is so difficult but that it may be found out by seeking.

Quote by Jean Racine

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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...

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...

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.

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...

Many a time a man cannot be such as he would be, if circumstances do...

Many a time a man cannot be such as he would be, if circumstances do...

I have pushed virtue to outright brutality.

I have pushed virtue to outright brutality.

Too much virtue can be criminal.

Too much virtue can be criminal.

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

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

Is a faith without action a sincere faith?

Is a faith without action a sincere faith?

There are no secrets that time does not reveal.

There are no secrets that time does not reveal.

Thank the Gods! My misery exceeds all my hopes!

Thank the Gods! My misery exceeds all my hopes!

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...

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.

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...

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?

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.

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...

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...

How good is God! How sweet his yoke!

How good is God! How sweet his yoke!