All is asleep: the army, the wind, and Neptune.

- Jean Racine

He who laughs on Friday will weep on Sunday.

- Jean Racine

Felicity is in possession, happiness in anticipation.

- Jean Racine

To save our imperiled honor everything must be sacrificed, even virtue.

- Jean Racine

I can hear those glances that you think are silent.

- Jean Racine

A noble heart cannot suspect in others the pettiness and malice that it has never felt.

- Jean Racine

Justice in the extreme is often unjust.

- Jean Racine

Flight is lawful, when one flies from tyrants.

- Jean Racine

The face of tyranny Is always mild at first.

- Jean Racine