What did Pierre Corneille mean by: Heaven often regulates effects by their causes, and pays the wicked what they have deserved. Pierre Corneille Playwright · France Copy
+ Oh, how sweet it is to pity the fate of an enemy who can no longer threaten us! Author, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Pierre Corneille, Compassion, Power, Security, 0 Pierre Corneille Playwright · France
+ All great virtues become great men. [Fr., Toutes grandes vertus conviennent aux grands hommes.] Author, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Pierre Corneille, Greatness, Success, Virtue, 0 Pierre Corneille Playwright · France
+ For souls nobly born, valor doesn’t await the passing of years Author, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Pierre Corneille, Birthright, Courage, Timelessness, 0 Pierre Corneille Playwright · France
+ It is the guilt, not the scaffold, which constitutes the shame. Author, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Pierre Corneille, Guilt, Shame, 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
+ He on whom heaven confers a sceptre knows not the weight till he bears it. Author, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Pierre Corneille, Leadership, Power, Responsibility, 0 Pierre Corneille Playwright · France
+ When there is no peril in the fight there is no glory in the triumph. Author, December 23, 2023January 1, 2025, Pierre Corneille, Glory, Peril, Triumph, 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
If it has to choose who is to be crucified, the crowd will always save Barabbas. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
One is either judge or accused. The judge sits, the accused stands. Live on your feet. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
I do not want art for a few any more than education for a few, or freedom for a few. William Morris Designer · England
The court is like a palace of marble; it’s composed of people very hard and very polished. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
