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Pierre Corneille

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


— Pierre Corneille


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I agree to, or rather aspire to, my doom.


— Pierre Corneille


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


— Pierre Corneille


#forced #happiness #honor #i #i can

I don't know how to defend myself: surprised innocence cannot imagine being under suspicion.


— Pierre Corneille


#cannot #defend #how #i #imagine

I see, I know, I believe, I am undeceived.


— Pierre Corneille


#believe #i #i am #i believe #i see

One ought to have a good memory when he has told a lie.


— Pierre Corneille


#good memory #lie #memory #ought #told

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


— Pierre Corneille


#court #crown #disaster #either #hatred

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


— Pierre Corneille


#considers #else #father #his #husband

After having won a scepter, few are so generous as to disdain the pleasures of ruling.


— Pierre Corneille


#disdain #few #generous #having #pleasures

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


— Pierre Corneille


#joy #mixed #never #our #perfect






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Corneille’s father secured two magisterial posts for him with the Rouen department of Forests and Rivers. He began to focus on an influential verse translation of the Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis which he completed in 1656. Later plays
Even though Corneille was prolific after his return to the stage writing one play a year for the 14 years after 1659 his plays did not have the same success as those of his earlier career.

He has been called “the founder of French tragedy” and produced plays for nearly forty years. Pierre Corneille (French: [pjɛːʁ kɔʁ.

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