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.
Famous quotes by pierre corneille:
“The greater the effort, the greater the glory.”
—Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)
“To vanquish without peril is to triumph without glory.”
—Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)
“She has too many virtues to not be Christian.”
—Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)
“The king, just and prudent, wants only those things which he can get.”
—Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)
“To die for one’s country is such a worthy fate that all compete for so beautiful a death.”
—Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)