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 people you killed seem to be in excellent health.”
—Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)
“Have others fear you, and I will have no fear.”
—Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)
“Oh, how sweet it is to pity the fate of an enemy who can no longer threaten us!”
—Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)
“He who plays advisor is no longer ambassador.”
—Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)
“I love you much less than my God, but much more than myself.”
—Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)
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