Pierre Corneille

I can be forced to live without happiness, but I will never consent to live without honor. Pierre Corneille

We never taste happiness in perfection, our most fortunate successes are mixed with sadness. Pierre Corneille

Happiness seems made to be shared. Pierre Corneille

Every man of courage is a man of his word. Pierre Corneille

Self-love is the source of all our other loves. Pierre Corneille

Each instant of life is a step toward death. Pierre Corneille

To die for one’s country is such a worthy fate that all compete for so beautiful a death. Pierre Corneille

He who does not fear death cares naught for threats. Pierre Corneille

Oh rage! Oh despair! Oh age, my enemy! Pierre Corneille