Pierre Corneille

Pierre Corneille (6 June 1606 – 1 October 1684) was a French tragedian who was one of the three great seventeenth-century French dramatists, along with Molière and Racine. He has been called “the founder of French tragedy” and produced plays for nearly forty years.

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Famous quotes by pierre corneille:

    “Oh rage! Oh despair! Oh age, my enemy!”
    —Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)

    “My sweetest hope is to lose hope.”
    —Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)

    “One half of my life has put the other half in the grave.”
    —Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)

    “The king, just and prudent, wants only those things which he can get.”
    —Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)

    “She has too many virtues to not be Christian.”
    —Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)