When a woman has the gift of silence she possesses a quality above the vulgar. It is a gift of Heaven seldom bestowed; without a little miracle it cannot be accomplished; and Nature suffers violence when Heaven puts a woman in the humor of observing silence.
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.
As our self-interests differ, so do our feelings. - Pierre Corneille
As our self-interests differ, so do our feelings.
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.
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