Pierre Corneille

To conquer without peril is to triumph without glory.

The die is cast.

My innocence is my shield.

To live without honor is to die a thousand deaths.

Love is a tyrant, and spares no one.

The noblest blood is that which is shed for one's country.

Virtue is its own reward.

Rome, the sole object of my love.

Honor is a religion.

The greater the danger, the greater the glory.

One must choose between love and duty.

The state is a ship, and we are all on board.

My crime is to have loved too much.

To pardon is a royal virtue.

The greatest empires are built on justice.

Ambition is a noble passion.

The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of.

A king's word is his bond.

Fortune favors the bold.

To die for one's faith is to live forever.