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8 years ago

Pierre Corneille Quotes
French - Dramatist June 6, 1606 - October 1, 1684

We never taste happiness in perfection, our most fortunate successes are mixed with sadness.
Pierre Corneille

It takes good memory to keep up a lie.
Pierre Corneille

Master of the universe but not of myself, I am the only rebel against my absolute power.
Pierre Corneille

When the patient loves his disease, how unwilling he is to allow a remedy to be applied.
Pierre Corneille

In recounting our woes, we often soothe them.
Pierre Corneille

To he who avenges a father, nothing is impossible.
Pierre Corneille

To vanquish without peril is to triumph without glory.
Pierre Corneille

The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.
Pierre Corneille

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Comments (2)

lilosophie
8 years ago
Yes, it does take a good memory to kep up a lie, most liars try to keep up more than one and so they get caught, but after they have done a lot of damage, particularly in this age of instant communication.
anneliese32
8 years ago
How true. What you can find on the internet now makes the "Enquirer" sound tame.
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