There is no such thing as an accident, only a failure to recognise the hand of fate

Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of them.

Against attempts on my life, I trust in my luck, my good genius, and my guards.

Tragedy warms the soul, elevates the heart, can and ought to create heroes. In this sense, perhaps, France owes a part of her great actions to Corneille.

How many seemingly impossible things have been accomplished by resolute men because they had to do, or die?

Take a dose of medicine once, and in all probability you will be obliged to take an additional hundred afterwards

A nation recruits men more easily than it can retrieve its honour.