Pierre Corneille: Glory

Pierre Corneille was French tragedian. Explore interesting quotes on glory.
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“Oh! how many actions, how many fabulous exploits
Remain without glory in the midst of the night.”

Ô combien d’actions, combien d’exploits célèbres
Sont demeurés sans gloire au milieu des ténèbres.
Don Rodrigue, act IV, scene iii.
Le Cid (1636)

“To conquer without risk is to triumph without glory.”

À vaincre sans péril, on triomphe sans gloire.
Don Gomès, act II, scene ii.
Le Cid (1636)

“Death was to be my glory, but destiny has refused it.”

Ma mort était ma gloire, et le destin m'en prive.
Cornélie, act III, scene iv.
La Mort de Pompée (The Death of Pompey) (1642)

“The greater the effort, the greater the glory.”

Plus l'effort est grand, plus la gloire en est grande.
Pauline, act IV, scene v.
Polyeucte (1642)
Variant: The greater the effort, the greater the glory.

“Your virtue raises your glory above your crime.”

Ta vertu met ta gloire au-dessus de ton crime.
Tulle, act V, scene iii.
Horace (1639)

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

Ne durât-il qu'un jour, ma gloire est sans seconde
D'être du moins un jour la maîtresse du monde.
Cléopâtre, act II, scene i.
La Mort de Pompée (The Death of Pompey) (1642)