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

    He who wearies of a king can weary of a father.
    Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)

    Doubt, but still hate!
    Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)

    The worst of all States is the democratic State.
    Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)

    As for our gods, we have a few too many to be true.
    Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)