A biography for Pierre Corneillehasn’t been written yet.
“When there is no peril in the fight there is no glory in the triumph.”
“We never taste a perfect joy; our happiest successes are mixed with sadness.”
“Do your duty and leave the rest to heaven.”
“A true king is neither husband nor father; he considers his throne and nothing else.”
“Self-love is the source of all our other loves.”
“To win without risk is to triumph without glory.”
“He who is hated by all can not expect to live long.”
“It is a crime against the State to be powerful enough to commit one.”
“As great as kings may be, they are what we are: they can err like other men.”
“To vanquish without peril is to triumph without glory.”
“He who pardons easily invites offense.”
“One often calms one's grief by recounting it.”
“Each instant of life is a step toward death.”
“We never taste happiness in perfection, our most fortunate successes are mixed with sadness.”
“I can be forced to live without happiness, but I will never consent to live without honor.”
“Clemency is the noblest trait which can reveal a true monarch to the world.”
“Reason and love are sworn enemies.”
“Danger breeds best on too much confidence.”
“בניצחון ללא סכנה, אנו מנצחים ללא תהילה.”
“מלחמת אזרחים היא ממלכת חטאים.”