“Generosity is the accompaniment of high birth; pity and gratitude are its attendants.” Quote by Pierre Corneille
“He who allows himself to be insulted deserves to be so; and insolence, if unpunished, increases! [Lat., Qui se laisse outrager, merite qu'on l'outrage Et l'audace impunie enfle trop un courage.]” IfsDeserveIncreaseInsultOutrageInsultedInsolence Author:Pierre Corneille
“He on whom heaven confers a sceptre knows not the weight till he bears it.” KnowsHeavenBearsKingsWeight Author:Pierre Corneille
“These flattering mirrors reflect imperfectly what is within; the countenance is often a gay deceiver. What defects of mind lie hidden under its beauty! What fair exteriors conceal base souls!” MindSoulLyingGayFairsMirrorsDefectsFlatteringCountenanceExteriorDeceiverPhysiognomy Author:Pierre Corneille
“Every brave man is a man of his word; to such base vices he cannot stoop, and shuns more than death the shame of lying.” MenLyingPromiseShameBraveVicesBrave ManStoops Author:Pierre Corneille
“Heaven often regulates effects by their causes, and pays the wicked what they have deserved.” HeavenCausesPayEffectsWickedRetribution Author:Pierre Corneille
“Ambition becomes displeasing when it is once satiated; there is a reaction; and as our spirit, till our last sigh, is always aiming toward some object, it falls back on itself, having nothing else on which to rest; and having reached the summit, it longs to descend.” LastsSpiritFallObjectsAmbitionReactionsSighSummitFall Back Author:Pierre Corneille
“All evils are equal when they are extreme. [Fr., Et tous maux sont pareils alors qu'ils sont extremes.]” EvilEqualExtremes Author:Pierre Corneille
“To myself alone do I owe my fame. [Fr., Je ne dois qu'a moi seul toute ma renommee.]” Fame Author:Pierre Corneille
“It is a law, of the gods which is never broken, to sell somewhat dearly the great benefits which they confer on us.” LawBrokenBenefitsSellsFortune Author:Pierre Corneille