Quotes from Le Menteur (The Liar) — Pierre Corneille
1606–1684 France
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Have others fear you, and I will have no fear.
It takes a good memory to keep up a lie.
The king, just and prudent, wants only those things which he can get.
It is a crime against the State to be powerful enough to commit one.
The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.
He who plays advisor is no longer ambassador.
My generosity finally cedes to her hatred.
A true king is neither husband nor father;
He considers his throne and nothing else.
The universe has no prince or king
That it [Rome] would consider equal to its humblest citizen.
Sir, what does it matter whom I serve, so long as I am right?
A liar is always lavish of oaths.
I would not like a king who could obey.
Attribution
Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Pierre Corneille (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.