Pierre Corneille était l'un des trois grands dramaturges français du XVIIe siècle , avec Molière et Racine. Il a été appelé «le fondateur de la tragédie française» et était productive pendant près de quarante ans.
Vous pouvez lire son oeuvre sur:
- http://www.poesies.net/corneille.html
- http://gallica.bnf.fr/Search?ArianeWi...
Pierre Corneille was one of the three great seventeenth-century French dramatists, along with Molière and Racine. He has been called "the founder of French tragedy" and produced plays for nearly forty years.
You can read his works (in French) on:
- http://www.poesies.net/corneille.html
- http://gallica.bnf.fr/Search?ArianeWi...
“Aux âmes bien nées, La valeur n’attend point le nombre des années.”
“We read that we ought to forgive our enemies; but we do not read that we ought to forgive our friends.”
“Toujours aimer, toujours souffrir, toujours mourir.”
“Pour grands que soient les rois, ils sont ce que nous sommes: Ils peuvent se tromper comme les autres hommes.”
“Je ne dois qu'à moi seul toute ma renommée."(L'Excuse à Ariste)”
“A vaincre sans péril, on triomphe sans gloire.”
“A liar is always lavish of oaths.”
“The fire which seems out often sleeps beneath the cinders.”
“Au milieu de tant de perils, il me reste MOI.”
“A first impulse was never a crime. ”
“A good memory is needed after one has lied. ”
“Va, je ne te hais point.”
“L'amour fait les égalités et ne les cherche pas.”
“He who allows himself to be insulted deserves to be.”
“To win without risk is to triumph without glory.”
“Deceit is the game of petty spirits, and that is by nature a woman's quality. ”
“The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.”
“Wer es zulässt, dass man ihn beleidigt, verdient es.”
“Laksanakanlah kewajiban anda sebaik-baiknya, selebihnya serahkan kepada Tuhan.”
“Love lives on hope, and dies when hope is dead;It is a flame which sinks for lack of fuel.”
“Al vencer sin obstáculos se triunfa sin gloria”
“I can be forced to live without happiness, but I will never consent to live without honor.”