Those who easily forgive invite offenses.

Quote by Pierre Corneille

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To die for one's country is such a worthy fate that all compete for so...

To die for one's country is such a worthy fate that all compete for so...

All evils are equal when they are extreme.

All evils are equal when they are extreme.

Each instant of life is a step toward death.

Each instant of life is a step toward death.

The man is all class - unfortunately third

The man is all class - unfortunately third

The crime and not the scaffold makes the shame.

The crime and not the scaffold makes the shame.

Love is a tyrant sparing none.

Love is a tyrant sparing none.

Oh, how sweet it is to pity the fate of an enemy who can no...

Oh, how sweet it is to pity the fate of an enemy who can no...

The subject of a good tragedy must not be realistic.

The subject of a good tragedy must not be realistic.

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.

He who fears not death fears not a threat.

He who fears not death fears not a threat.

In recounting our woes, we often soothe them.

In recounting our woes, we often soothe them.

One often calms one's grief by recounting it.

One often calms one's grief by recounting it.

To take revenge halfheartedly is to court disaster; either condemn or crown your hatred.

To take revenge halfheartedly is to court disaster; either condemn or crown your hatred.

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.

One is often guilty by being too just.

One is often guilty by being too just.

What destroys one man preserves another

What destroys one man preserves another

A first impulse was never a crime.

A first impulse was never a crime.

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

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

To win without risk is to triumph without glory.

To win without risk is to triumph without glory.

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

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