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Treachery is noble when aimed at tyranny. ↗

— Pierre Corneille

#noble #treachery #tyranny

Marriage is a great institution, but I'm not ready for an institution. ↗

— Mae West

#great #i #institution #ready

A good memory is needed after one has lied. ↗

— Pierre Corneille

#good #good memory #lied #memory #needed

One often calms one's grief by recounting it. ↗

— Pierre Corneille

#calms #grief #often #recounting

Some who have read the book, or at any rate have reviewed it, have found it boring, absurd, or contemptible, and I have no cause to complain, since I have similar opinions of their works, or of the kinds of writing that they evidently prefer. ↗

— J.R.R. Tolkien

#bad-reviews #boring #complain #literary-criticism #lotr

As great as kings may be, they are what we are: they can err like other men. ↗

— Pierre Corneille

#great #kings #like #may #men

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

— Pierre Corneille

#good memory #lie #memory #ought #told

Anyway, I lived on the streets and did pretty good until I got caught stealing, what was it? I kicked in a restaurant window, went in and took all the food that I wanted, and while coming out I was grabbed. ↗

— Gregory Corso

#caught #coming #did #food #good

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

— Pierre Corneille

#court #crown #disaster #either #hatred

I would not like a king who could obey. ↗

— Pierre Corneille

#i #king #like #obey #who