Love is not a fire to be shut up in a soul. Everything betrays us: voice, silence, eyes; half-covered fires burn all the brighter.
All is asleep: the army, the wind, and Neptune. - Jean Racine
All is asleep: the army, the wind, and Neptune.
- Jean Racine
He who laughs on Friday will weep on Sunday. - Jean Racine
He who laughs on Friday will weep on Sunday.
Felicity is in possession, happiness in anticipation. - Jean Racine
Felicity is in possession, happiness in anticipation.
To save our imperiled honor everything must be sacrificed, even virtue. - Jean Racine
To save our imperiled honor everything must be sacrificed, even virtue.
I can hear those glances that you think are silent. - Jean Racine
I can hear those glances that you think are silent.
A noble heart cannot suspect in others the pettiness and malice that it has never felt. - Jean Racine
A noble heart cannot suspect in others the pettiness and malice that it has never felt.
Justice in the extreme is often unjust. - Jean Racine
Justice in the extreme is often unjust.
Flight is lawful, when one flies from tyrants. - Jean Racine
Flight is lawful, when one flies from tyrants.
The face of tyranny Is always mild at first. - Jean Racine
The face of tyranny Is always mild at first.
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