Pierre Corneille Biography

Pierre Corneille, Dramatist
Occup.Dramatist
FromFrance
BornJune 6, 1606
DiedOctober 1, 1684
Aged78 years
Pierre Corneille (born in Rouen, passed away in Paris) was a French playwright. He is considered the daddy of French timeless catastrophe. Probably his most noticeable work is the drama Le Cid from 1636.

Corneille was an attorney by career, as well as lived as official in Rouen to 1662, when he moved to Paris. In 1647 he became a member of the Académie française.

Business started as a dramatist Corneille with a collection of comedies, of which the very first, Melite, was built in 1629. The selection of subjects vary, he is not particularly from its precursors, however is differentiated over those with a more ingenious spun intrigue.

Adhering to the lines of Spanish significant literary works, Corneille wrote in 1636 drama Le Cid, inspired by the job of Guillén de Castro, which was epoch-making for the advancement of the French dramatization. It was additionally very well received by audiences, yet was consulted with some objection from the just recently (1635) stapled Académie française. In the years that followed Corneille created one masterpiece after another: the misfortunes Horace (1639), Cinna (very same year) and Polyeucte (1640) and the comedy Le menteur (1642).

He also blogged about cinema concept and also technique, including works such as Les Trois Discours sur le poem dramatization romantique (1660).

Our collection contains 66 quotes who is written / told by Pierre, under the main topic Power.

Related authors: Horace (Poet), Lawrence Taylor (Athlete)

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66 Famous quotes by Pierre Corneille

Small: A liar is always lavish of oaths
"A liar is always lavish of oaths"
Small: Flee an enemy who knows your weakness
"Flee an enemy who knows your weakness"
Small: Oh rage! Oh despair! Oh age, my enemy!
"Oh rage! Oh despair! Oh age, my enemy!"
Small: To take revenge halfheartedly is to court disaster either condemn or crown your hatred
"To take revenge halfheartedly is to court disaster; either condemn or crown your hatred"
Small: To he who avenges a father, nothing is impossible
"To he who avenges a father, nothing is impossible"
Small: This dark brightness that falls from the stars
"This dark brightness that falls from the stars"
Small: A Victory without danger is a triumph without glory
"A Victory without danger is a triumph without glory"
Small: He who forgives readily only invites offense
"He who forgives readily only invites offense"
Small: He who allows himself to be insulted deserves to be
"He who allows himself to be insulted deserves to be"
Small: We never taste a perfect joy our happiest successes are mixed with sadness
"We never taste a perfect joy; our happiest successes are mixed with sadness"
Small: Happiness seems made to be shared
"Happiness seems made to be shared"
Small: Do your duty and leave the rest to heaven
"Do your duty and leave the rest to heaven"
Small: Alas, I emerge from one disaster to fall into a worse
"Alas, I emerge from one disaster to fall into a worse"
Small: A first impulse was never a crime
"A first impulse was never a crime"
Small: When we conquer without danger our triumph is without glory
"When we conquer without danger our triumph is without glory"
Small: We triumph without glory when we conquer without danger
"We triumph without glory when we conquer without danger"
Small: Oh, how sweet it is to pity the fate of an enemy who can no longer threaten us!
"Oh, how sweet it is to pity the fate of an enemy who can no longer threaten us!"
Small: My sweetest hope is to lose hope
"My sweetest hope is to lose hope"
Small: He who allows me to rule is in fact my master
"He who allows me to rule is in fact my master"
Small: Deceit is the game of petty spirits, and that is by nature a womans quality
"Deceit is the game of petty spirits, and that is by nature a woman's quality"
Small: As great as kings may be, they are what we are: they can err like other men
"As great as kings may be, they are what we are: they can err like other men"
Small: Ambition aspires to descend
"Ambition aspires to descend"
Small: A good memory is needed after one has lied
"A good memory is needed after one has lied"
Small: One ought to have a good memory when he has told a lie
"One ought to have a good memory when he has told a lie"
Small: It takes good memory to keep up a lie
"It takes good memory to keep up a lie"
Small: In the service of Caesar, everything is legitimate
"In the service of Caesar, everything is legitimate"
Small: I see, I know, I believe, I am undeceived
"I see, I know, I believe, I am undeceived"
Small: I can be forced to live without happiness, but I will never consent to live without honor
"I can be forced to live without happiness, but I will never consent to live without honor"
Small: How delicious is pleasure after torment!
"How delicious is pleasure after torment!"
Small: He who pardons easily invites offense
"He who pardons easily invites offense"
Small: He who is hated by all can not expect to live long
"He who is hated by all can not expect to live long"
Small: He who does not fear death cares naught for threats
"He who does not fear death cares naught for threats"
Small: Desire increases when fulfillment is postponed
"Desire increases when fulfillment is postponed"
Small: Danger breeds best on too much confidence
"Danger breeds best on too much confidence"
Small: One is often guilty by being too just
"One is often guilty by being too just"
Small: I agree to, or rather aspire to, my doom
"I agree to, or rather aspire to, my doom"
Small: He who can live in infamy is unworthy of life
"He who can live in infamy is unworthy of life"
Small: To vanquish without peril is to triumph without glory
"To vanquish without peril is to triumph without glory"
Small: They who overcome their desires once can overcome them always
"They who overcome their desires once can overcome them always"
Small: The subject of a good tragedy must not be realistic
"The subject of a good tragedy must not be realistic"
Small: Peace is produced by war
"Peace is produced by war"
Small: My reason, its true, controls my feelings, but whatever its authority, it doesnt rule them so much as t
"My reason, it's true, controls my feelings, but whatever its authority, it doesn't rule them so much as tyrannize them"
Small: Love is a tyrant sparing none
"Love is a tyrant sparing none"
Small: Brave men are brave from the very first
"Brave men are brave from the very first"
Small: A true king is neither husband nor father he considers his throne and nothing else
"A true king is neither husband nor father; he considers his throne and nothing else"
Small: Treachery is noble when aimed at tyranny
"Treachery is noble when aimed at tyranny"
Small: To die for ones country is such a worthy fate that all compete for so beautiful a death
"To die for one's country is such a worthy fate that all compete for so beautiful a death"
Small: To conquer without danger is to conquer without glory
"To conquer without danger is to conquer without glory"
Small: I have deserved neither so much honor or so much disgrace
"I have deserved neither so much honor or so much disgrace"
Small: Each instant of life is a step toward death
"Each instant of life is a step toward death"
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