216 Quotes by Pierre Corneille

He who is hated by all can not expect to live long.

I agree to, or rather aspire to, my doom.

Clemency is the noblest trait which can reveal a true monarch to the world.

Obedience is a hard profession.

The subject of a good tragedy must not be realistic.

Among wellborn spirits courage does not depend on age.

He who allows me to rule is in fact my master

He on whom heaven confers a sceptre knows not the weight till he bears it.

I would not like a king who could obey.