List of Pierre Corneille Quotes

The King, Just And Prudent, Wants Only Those Things Which He Can Get.

It Takes Good Memory To Keep Up A Lie

Here Honor Binds Me, And I Wish To Satisfy It.

To Myself Alone Do I Owe My Fame. [fr., Je Ne Dois Qu'a Moi Seul Toute Ma Renommee.]

The Crime And Not The Scaffold Makes The Shame.

Happiness Seems Made To Be Shared. [fr., Le Bonheur Semble Fait Pour Etre Partage.]

Death Was To Be My Glory, But Destiny Has Refused It.

The People You Killed Seem To Be In Excellent Health.

How Sweet To Die After One's Enemies.

A Liar Is Always Lavish Of Oaths. [fr., Un Menteur Est Toujours Prodigue De Serments.]

Sir, What Does It Matter Whom I Serve, So Long As I Am Right?

Clemency Is The Surest Proof Of A True Monarch. [fr., La Clemence Est La Plus Belle Marque Qui Fasse A L'univers Connaitre Un Vrai Monqrque.]