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:
“My sweetest hope is to lose hope.”
—Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)
“It is hard to hate what one has loved, and a half-extinguished fire is soon relit.”
—Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)
“As for our gods, we have a few too many to be true.”
—Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)
“The greater the effort, the greater the glory.”
—Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)
“I would not like a king who could obey.”
—Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)