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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    “Rome, if you do not wish me to betray you, make enemies that I can hate!”
    —Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)

    “Have others fear you, and I will have no fear.”
    —Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)

    “Your virtue raises your glory above your crime.”
    —Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)

    “Such subjects are the very strength of kings, and are thus above the law.”
    —Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)

    “A true king is neither husband nor father; he considers his throne and nothing else.”
    —Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)