A monarch must sometimes rule even himself: he who wants everything must risk very little. — Pierre Corneille
It is hard to hate what one has loved, and a half-extinguished fire is soon relit. — Pierre Corneille
To myself alone do I owe my fame. [Fr., Je ne dois qu’a moi seul toute ma renommee.] — Pierre Corneille
Good fortune leads one to the highest glory, But to renounce it calls for equal courage. — Pierre Corneille