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

— Pierre Corneille

#disdain #few #generous #having #pleasures

Danger breeds best on too much confidence. ↗

— Pierre Corneille

#breeds #confidence #danger #much #too

The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind. ↗

— William Blake

#thought #water

Force is legitimate where gentleness avails not. ↗

— Pierre Corneille

#force #gentleness #legitimate #where

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

— Pierre Corneille

#fact #in fact #master #me #rule

How delicious is pleasure after torment! ↗

— Pierre Corneille

#delicious #how #pleasure #torment

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

— Pierre Corneille

#absolute power #against #am #i #i am

Severity is allowable where gentleness has no effect. ↗

— Pierre Corneille

#effect #gentleness #severity #where

The greater the effort, the greater the glory. ↗

— Pierre Corneille

#glory #greater

To conquer without danger is to conquer without glory. ↗

— Pierre Corneille

#danger #glory #without