Occupation: Dramatist Birth: June 6, 1606 Death: October 1, 1684
Let us attend to the present, and as to the future we shall know how to manage when the occasion arrives..
All great virtues become great men. [Fr., Toutes grandes vertus conviennent aux grands hommes.].
My sweetest hope is to lose hope.
When there is no peril in the fight there is no glory in the triumph..
Sir, what does it matter whom I serve, so long as I am right?.
Guess, if you can, and choose, if you dare. [Lat., Devine, si tu peux, et choisis, si tu l'oses.].
Just vengeance does not call for punishment..
He who is hated by all can not expect to live long..
One often calms one's grief by recounting it..
We never taste a perfect joy; our happiest successes are mixed with sadness..
He who plays advisor is no longer ambassador..
Rome alone can resist Rome..
Self-love is the source of all our other loves..
The manner of giving is worth more than the gift..
When the patient loves his disease, how unwilling he is to allow a remedy to be applied..
As our self-interests differ, so do our feelings..
Patience and time conquer all things..
The greater the effort, the greater the glory..
Each instant of life is a step toward death..
In the service of Caesar, everything is legitimate..
Severity is allowable where gentleness has no effect..