Pierre Corneille – 15 Quotes

15 Quotes by Pierre Corneille

Oh rage! Oh despair! Oh age, my enemy!

– Pierre Corneille

Every man of courage is a man of his word.

– Pierre Corneille

Each instant of life is a step toward death.

– Pierre Corneille

He who does not fear death cares naught for threats.

– Pierre Corneille

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

– Pierre Corneille

Happiness seems made to be shared.

– Pierre Corneille

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

– Pierre Corneille

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

– Pierre Corneille

My sweetest hope is to lose hope.

– Pierre Corneille

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

– Pierre Corneille

Peace is produced by war.

– Pierre Corneille

A true king is neither husband nor father he considers his throne and nothing else.

– Pierre Corneille

Master of the universe but not of myself, I am the only rebel against my absolute power.

– Pierre Corneille

We never taste a perfect joy our happiest successes are mixed with sadness.

– Pierre Corneille

One often calms one’s grief by recounting it.

– Pierre Corneille