Pierre Corneille Quote

The Christians have one God alone, the lord
Of all, whose will unaided does what he
Resolves. But, if I dare to speak my mind,
Our gods are often ill-assorted, and
Even were their wrath to strike me down at once,
There are too many to be real gods.


Polyeucte (1642) - Sévère, act IV, scene vi.


The Christians have one God alone, the lord Of all, whose will unaided does what he Resolves. But, if I dare to speak my mind, Our gods are often...

The Christians have one God alone, the lord Of all, whose will unaided does what he Resolves. But, if I dare to speak my mind, Our gods are often...

The Christians have one God alone, the lord Of all, whose will unaided does what he Resolves. But, if I dare to speak my mind, Our gods are often...

The Christians have one God alone, the lord Of all, whose will unaided does what he Resolves. But, if I dare to speak my mind, Our gods are often...