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Pierre Corneille Quotes about Power

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A monarch must sometimes rule even himself: he who wants everything must risk very little.

A monarch must sometimes rule even himself: he who wants everything must risk very little.

Pierre Corneille
Power, Risk, Littles

Whoever can do as he pleases, commands when he entreats.

Pierre Corneille
Power, Command, Please
"Sertorius". Book by Pierre Corneille, 1662.

Omnipotence is bought with ceaseless fear.

Pierre Corneille
Power, Omnipotence

Have others fear you, and I will have no fear.

Pierre Corneille
Fear, Power, No Fear
"Nicomède". Play by Pierre Corneille, act I, scene i, 1651.

I am master of myself as of the universe, so I am; so I wish to be.

Pierre Corneille
Power, Wish, Masters

Be it only for a day, it is still a glory without equal to be master of the world just that day.

Pierre Corneille
Power, World, Glory

The king, just and prudent, wants only those things which he can get.

Pierre Corneille
Kings, Power, Desire
"Nicomède". Play by Pierre Corneille, act I, scene ii, 1651.

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