Pierre Corneille

A good memory is needed after one has lied.

It takes good memory to keep up a lie.

One ought to have a good memory when he has told a lie.

Ambition aspires to descend.

Master of the universe but not of myself, I am the only rebel against my absolute power.

In the service of Caesar, everything is legitimate.

To vanquish without peril is to triumph without glory.

He who plays advisor is no longer ambassador.

One is often guilty by being too just.

I don't know how to defend myself: surprised innocence cannot imagine being under suspicion.

A Victory without danger is a triumph without glory.

Force is legitimate where gentleness avails not.