“To die for one's country is such a worthy fate that all compete for so beautiful a death.”
Pierre Corneille“We never taste a perfect joy our happiest successes are mixed with sadness.”
Pierre Corneille“One often calms one's grief by recounting it.”
Pierre Corneille“The greater the effort, the greater the glory.”
Pierre Corneille“Every man of courage is a man of his word.”
Pierre Corneille“A true king is neither husband nor father he considers his throne and nothing else.”
Pierre Corneille“Happiness seems made to be shared.”
Pierre Corneille“We never taste happiness in perfection, our most fortunate successes are mixed with sadness.”
Pierre Corneille“Oh rage! Oh despair! Oh age, my enemy!”
Pierre Corneille“Each instant of life is a step toward death.”
Pierre Corneille“To die for one's country is such a worthy fate that all compete for so beautiful a death.”
Pierre Corneille