Severity is allowable where gentleness has no effect.

Quote by Pierre Corneille

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Reason and love are sworn enemies.

Reason and love are sworn enemies.

The man is all class - unfortunately third

The man is all class - unfortunately third

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

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

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...

To vanquish without peril is to triumph without glory.

To vanquish without peril is to triumph without glory.

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

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

Danger breeds best on too much confidence.

Danger breeds best on too much confidence.

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.

Those who easily forgive invite offenses.

Those who easily forgive invite offenses.

Deceit is the game of petty spirits, and that is by nature a woman's quality.

Deceit is the game of petty spirits, and that is by nature a woman's quality.

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...

A liar is always lavish of oaths.

A liar is always lavish of oaths.

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

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

My sweetest hope is to lose hope.

My sweetest hope is to lose hope.

In the service of Caesar, everything is legitimate.

In the service of Caesar, everything is legitimate.

The crime and not the scaffold makes the shame.

The crime and not the scaffold makes the shame.

We never taste happiness in perfection, our most fortunate successes are mixed with sadness.

We never taste happiness in perfection, our most fortunate successes are mixed with sadness.

One half of my life has put the other half in the grave.

One half of my life has put the other half in the grave.

I don't know how to defend myself: surprised innocence cannot imagine being under suspicion.

I don't know how to defend myself: surprised innocence cannot imagine being under suspicion.

It is a crime against the State to be powerful enough to commit one.

It is a crime against the State to be powerful enough to commit one.