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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    “Each instant of life is a step toward death.”
    —Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)

    “The greater the effort, the greater the glory.”
    —Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)

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

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

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