Self-love is the source of all our other loves.

Quote by Pierre Corneille

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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.

He who forgives readily only invites offense.

He who forgives readily only invites offense.

I have deserved neither so much honor or so much disgrace.

I have deserved neither so much honor or so much disgrace.

All evils are equal when they are extreme.

All evils are equal when they are extreme.

Reason and love are sworn enemies.

Reason and love are sworn enemies.

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

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

What destroys one man preserves another

What destroys one man preserves another

Alas, I emerge from one disaster to fall into a worse.

Alas, I emerge from one disaster to fall into a worse.

My reason, it's true, controls my feelings, but whatever its authority, it doesn't rule them...

My reason, it's true, controls my feelings, but whatever its authority, it doesn't rule them...

Love is a tyrant sparing none.

Love is a tyrant sparing none.

As great as kings may be, they are what we are: they can err like...

As great as kings may be, they are what we are: they can err like...

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.

They who overcome their desires once can overcome them always.

They who overcome their desires once can overcome them always.

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.

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.

Do your duty and leave the rest to heaven.

Do your duty and leave the rest to heaven.

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...

He who does not fear death cares naught for threats.

He who does not fear death cares naught for threats.

It takes good memory to keep up a lie.

It takes good memory to keep up a lie.

In the service of Caesar, everything is legitimate.

In the service of Caesar, everything is legitimate.