What did Pierre Corneille mean by: Generosity is the accompaniment of high birth; pity and gratitude are its attendants. Pierre Corneille Playwright · France Copy
+ Be it only for a day, it is still a glory without equal to be master of the world just that day. Author, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Pierre Corneille, Achievement, Glory, Power, 0 Pierre Corneille Playwright · France
+ We never taste a perfect joy; our happiest successes are mixed with sadness. Author, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Pierre Corneille, Happiness, Imperfection, Sadness, 0 Pierre Corneille Playwright · France
+ Happiness seems made to be shared. [Fr., Le bonheur semble fait pour etre partage.] Author, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Pierre Corneille, Connection, Happiness, Sharing, 0 Pierre Corneille Playwright · France
+ A liar is always lavish of oaths. [Fr., Un menteur est toujours prodigue de serments.] Author, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Pierre Corneille, Communication, Deception, Trust, 0 Pierre Corneille Playwright · France
+ The universe has no prince or king that it [Rome] would consider equal to its humblest citizen. Author, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Pierre Corneille, Equality, Humility, Power, 0 Pierre Corneille Playwright · France
+ I would tell you I love you, Sir, if I knew what it was to love. Author, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Pierre Corneille, Confusion, Identity, Love, 0 Pierre Corneille Playwright · France
+ A good memory is needed once we have lied. [Fr., Il faut bonne memoire apres qu’on a menti.] Author, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Pierre Corneille, Consequences, Honesty, Memory, 0 Pierre Corneille Playwright · France
+ When the patient loves his disease, how unwilling he is to allow a remedy to be applied. Author, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Pierre Corneille, Denial, Dependency, Resistance, 0 Pierre Corneille Playwright · France
There is no excess in the world so commendable as excessive gratitude. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Generosity lies less in giving much than in giving at the right moment. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
When we lavish our money we rob our heir; when we merely save it we rob ourselves. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
I don’t like to say I have given my life to art. I prefer to say art has given me my life. Frank Stella Painter · USA
