Maxioms by Pierre Corneille
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.]
One often calms one's grief by recounting it.
One often calms one's grief by recounting it.
Just vengeance does not call for punishment.
Just vengeance does not call for punishment.
And the combat ceased, for want of combatants.
[Fr., Et le combat cessa, faute de combattants.]
And the combat ceased, for want of combatants.
[Fr., Et le combat cessa, faute de combattants.]
Danger breeds best on too much confidence.
Danger breeds best on too much confidence.
