17th century

Quotes from writers

Voltaire quote: “To the living we owe respect, but…”

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Quotes from writers

Voltaire quote: “To succeed in the world it is…”

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Moliere

Moliere quote: “To marry a fool is to be…”

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Quotes from writers

Voltaire quote: “To hold a pen is to be…”

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Pierre Corneille

Pierre Corneille quote: “To he who avenges a father, nothing…”

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Pierre Corneille

Pierre Corneille quote: “To die for one’s country is such…”

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Pierre Corneille

Pierre Corneille quote: “To conquer without danger is to conquer…”

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Pierre Corneille

Pierre Corneille quote: “Those who easily forgive invite offenses…”

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Pierre Corneille

Pierre Corneille quote: “This dark brightness that falls from the…”

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Pierre Corneille

Pierre Corneille quote: “They who overcome their desires once can…”

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Moliere

Moliere quote: “There’s nothing quite like tobacco: it’s the…”

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Jean Racine

Jean Racine quote: “There is nothing so easy but that…”

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Moliere

Moliere quote: “There is no praise to bear the…”

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Moliere

Moliere quote: “There are pretenders to piety as well…”

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Jean Racine

Jean Racine quote: “There are no secrets that time does…”

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Moliere

Moliere quote: “The trees that are slow to grow…”

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Pierre Corneille

Pierre Corneille quote: “The subject of a good tragedy must…”

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Jean Racine

Jean Racine quote: “The quarrels of lovers are the renewal…”

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Jean Racine

Jean Racine quote: “The principal rule of art is to…”

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Friendship quotes

Moliere quote: “The more we love our friends, the…”

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Pierre Corneille

Pierre Corneille quote: “The manner of giving is worth more…”

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Pierre Corneille

Pierre Corneille quote: “The greater the effort, the greater the…”

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Moliere

Moliere quote: “The greater the obstacle, the more glory…”

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Jean Racine

Jean Racine quote: “The glory of my name increases my…”

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Moliere

Moliere quote: “The duty of comedy is to correct…”

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Pierre Corneille

Pierre Corneille quote: “The crime and not the scaffold makes…”

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Jean Racine

Jean Racine quote: “Thank the Gods! My misery exceeds all…”

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Moliere

Moliere quote: “Some of the most famous books are…”

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Moliere

Moliere quote: “Solitude terrifies the soul at twenty…”

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Pierre Corneille

Pierre Corneille quote: “Severity is allowable where gentleness has no…”

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