Jean Racine

Nothing is so difficult but that it may be found out by seeking.

The theater is the school of tears.

Hell is oneself. Hell is alone, the other figures in it merely projections.

Wit is the salt of conversation.

To live without loving is not really to live.

The greatest tragedy is not death, but life without purpose.

In tragedy, we see the soul laid bare.

Love is a tyrant, but a benevolent one.

Silence is the wit of fools.

The pen is the tongue of the mind.

Passion's a good thing in its place, but too much is dangerous.

True eloquence takes no heed of eloquence.

We never love anyone, but only the image we create of them.

The stage is a world in itself.

Misfortune is the test of true friendship.

I write to express the inexpressible.

Jealousy feeds upon suspicion.

The heart that breaks teaches us to live.

Tragedy ennobles the soul.

Love without hope is the most exquisite torment.