Quotes by Pierre Corneille

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

#Pierre Corneille

He who allows himself to be insulted deserves to be.

#Pierre Corneille

Force is legitimate where gentleness avails not.

#Pierre Corneille

Flee an enemy who knows your weakness.

#Pierre Corneille

Every man of courage is a man of his word.

#Pierre Corneille

Each instant of life is a step toward death.

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Do your duty and leave the rest to heaven.

#Pierre Corneille

Desire increases when fulfillment is postponed.

#Pierre Corneille

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

#Pierre Corneille

Clemency is the noblest trait which can reveal a true monarch to the world.

#Pierre Corneille

Brave men are brave from the very first.

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

#Pierre Corneille