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I am master of myself as of the universe, so I am so I wish to be.
Pierre Corneille
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Pierre Corneille
Age: 78 †
Born: 1606
Born: June 6
Died: 1684
Died: October 1
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Ambition becomes displeasing when it is once satiated there is a reaction and as our spirit, till our last sigh, is always aiming toward some object, it falls back on itself, having nothing else on which to rest and having reached the summit, it longs to descend.
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Brave men are brave from the very first. [Fr., Les hommes valeureux le sont au premier coup.]
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In relating our misfortunes, we often feel them lightened.
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Ambition displeases when it has been sated ... having reached the peak, it aspires to descend.
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I agree to, or rather aspire to, my doom.
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All evils are equal when they are extreme. [Fr., Et tous maux sont pareils alors qu'ils sont extremes.]
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To take revenge halfheartedly is to court disaster either condemn or crown your hatred.
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In the service of Caesar, everything is legitimate.
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As for our gods, we have a few too many to be true.
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Good fortune leads one to the highest glory, But to renounce it calls for equal courage.
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Self-love is the source of all our other loves.
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Alas, I emerge from one disaster to fall into a worse.
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Happiness is meant to be shared.
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Heaven absolves all crimes committed to gain a throne Once Heaven gives it to us.
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I can be forced to live without happiness, but I will never consent to live without honor.
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I would tell you I love you, Sir, if I knew what it was to love.
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He who does not fear death cares naught for threats.
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