He who allows himself to be insulted deserves to be so; and insolence, if unpunished, increases! [Lat., Qui se laisse outrager, merite qu'on l'outrage Et l'audace impunie enfle trop un courage.]
In the service of Caesar, everything is legitimate. - Pierre Corneille
In the service of Caesar, everything is legitimate.
- Pierre Corneille
One often calms one's grief by recounting it. - Pierre Corneille
One often calms one's grief by recounting it.
Patience and time conquer all things. - Pierre Corneille
Patience and time conquer all things.
The greater the effort, the greater the glory. - Pierre Corneille
The greater the effort, the greater the glory.
When the patient loves his disease, how unwilling he is to allow a remedy to be applied. - Pierre Corneille
When the patient loves his disease, how unwilling he is to allow a remedy to be applied.
Self-love is the source of all our other loves. - Pierre Corneille
Self-love is the source of all our other loves.
The manner of giving is worth more than the gift. - Pierre Corneille
The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.
Each instant of life is a step toward death. - Pierre Corneille
Each instant of life is a step toward death.
As our self-interests differ, so do our feelings. - Pierre Corneille
As our self-interests differ, so do our feelings.
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