Pierre Corneille

One often calms one's grief by recounting it.

One often calms one's grief by recounting it.

Guess if you can, choose if you dare.

Guess if you can, choose if you dare.

Whoever can do as he pleases, commands when he entreats.
[Fr., Qui peut ce qui lui plait, commande alors read more

Whoever can do as he pleases, commands when he entreats.
[Fr., Qui peut ce qui lui plait, commande alors qu'il prie.]

He who allows himself to be insulted deserves to be so; and
insolence, if unpunished, increases!
[Lat., Qui read more

He who allows himself to be insulted deserves to be so; and
insolence, if unpunished, increases!
[Lat., Qui se laisse outrager, merite qu'on l'outrage
Et l'audace impunie enfle trop un courage.]

Danger breeds best on too much confidence.

Danger breeds best on too much confidence.