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Quotes by Pierre Corneille

Pierre Corneille

“The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.”

Pierre Corneille

“Happiness seems made to be shared.”

Pierre Corneille

“When there is no peril in the fight there is no glory in the triumph.”

Pierre Corneille

“Danger breeds best on too much confidence.”

Pierre Corneille

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

Pierre Corneille

“Guess, if you can, and choose, if you dare.”

Pierre Corneille

“One often calms ones grief by recounting it.”

Pierre Corneille

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

Pierre Corneille

“A liar is always lavish of oaths.”

Pierre Corneille

“Here honor binds me, and I wish to satisfy it.”

Pierre Corneille

I can be forced to live without happiness, but I will never consent to live without honor.

Pierre Corneille

A liar is always lavish of oaths.

Pierre Corneille

The fire which seems extinguished often slumbers beneath the ashes.

Pierre Corneille

The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.

Pierre Corneille

To win without risk is to triumph without glory.

Pierre Corneille

I dont know how to defend myself: surprised innocence cannot imagine being under suspicion.

Pierre Corneille

Among wellborn spirits courage does not depend on age.

Pierre Corneille

We never enjoy perfect happiness our most fortunate successes are mingled with sadness some anxieties always perplex the reality of our satisfaction.

Pierre Corneille

Time is a great manager: it arranges things well.

Pierre Corneille

Ambition having reached the summit longs to descend.

Pierre Corneille