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.
Famous quotes by pierre corneille:
“Guess if you can and choose if you dare.”
—Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)
“Tortures are to them what joys are to us.”
—Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)
“One half of my life has put the other half in the grave.”
—Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)
“I believe everything to be just when a king ordains it.”
—Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)
“Treachery is noble when aimed at tyranny.”
—Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)
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