Quotes from Le Cid — Pierre Corneille
1606–1684 France
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As great as kings may be, they are what we are: they can err like other men.
Danger breeds best on too much confidence.
One half of my life has put the other half in the grave.
To he who avenges a father, nothing is impossible.
He who can live in infamy is unworthy of life.
He who fears not death fears not a threat.
The wrinkles on his forehead are the marks which his mighty deeds have engraved.
To conquer without risk is to triumph without glory.
And the combat ceased for want of combatants.
I can be forced to live without happiness,
But I will never consent to live without honor.
True, I am young, but for souls nobly born
Valor doesn’t await the passing of years.
We never taste a perfect joy;
Our happiest successes are mixed with sadness.
Oh! how many actions, how many fabulous exploits
Remain without glory in the midst of the night.
Love is a tyrant, sparing none.
Attribution
Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Pierre Corneille (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.