Pierre Corneille - Le Cid (1637)

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To conquer without risk is to triumph without glory.

Pierre Corneille

He who can live in infamy is unworthy of life.

Pierre Corneille

We never taste a perfect joy;
Our happiest successes are mixed with sadness.

Pierre Corneille

And the combat ceased for want of combatants.

Pierre Corneille

As great as kings may be, they are what we are: they can err like other men.

Pierre Corneille

I can be forced to live without happiness,
But I will never consent to live without honor.

Pierre Corneille

When there is no peril in the fight, there is no glory in the triumph.

Pierre Corneille

He who fears not death fears not a threat.

Pierre Corneille

One half of my life has put the other half in the grave.

Pierre Corneille

Oh! how many actions, how many fabulous exploits
Remain without glory in the midst of the night.

Pierre Corneille

True, I am young, but for souls nobly born
Valor doesn't await the passing of years.

Pierre Corneille