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Quotes from La Mort de Pompée (The Death of Pompey) — Pierre Corneille

1606–1684 France

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He who punishes the vanquished fears not the victor.

La Mort de Pompée (The Death of Pompey) (1642)

Be it only for a day, it is still a glory without equal
To be master of the world just that day.

La Mort de Pompée (The Death of Pompey) (1642)

It is an imprudence common to kings
To listen to too much advice and to err in their choice.

La Mort de Pompée (The Death of Pompey) (1642)

As our self-interests differ, so do our feelings.

La Mort de Pompée (The Death of Pompey) (1642)

Death was to be my glory, but destiny has refused it.

La Mort de Pompée (The Death of Pompey) (1642)

One is often guilty by being too just.

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Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Pierre Corneille (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.