“He who punishes the vanquished fears not the victor.”

— Pierre Corneille , The Death of Pompey

Qui punit le vaincu ne craint point le vainqueur.
Photin, act I, scene i.
La Mort de Pompée (The Death of Pompey) (1642)

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Qui punit le vaincu ne craint point le vainqueur.

La Mort de Pompée (The Death of Pompey) (1642)

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French tragedian 1606–1684

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