“A liar is always lavish of oaths.”
Un menteur est toujours prodigue de serments.
Clariste, act III, scene v.
Le Menteur (The Liar) (1643)
Quotes from work
The Liar
Pierre Corneille
Original title
Le Menteur
(French)
The Liar is a farcical play by Pierre Corneille that was first performed in 1644. It was based on La Verdad Sospechosa by the Spanish-American playwright Juan Ruíz de Alarcón, which was published in 1634.
“The people you killed seem to be in excellent health.”
Les gens que vous tuez se portent assez bien.
Cliton, act IV, scene ii
Cliton describing people whom a liar claims to have killed in duels.
Le Menteur (The Liar) (1643)
“It takes a good memory to keep up a lie.”
Il faut bonne mémoire après qu'on a menti.
Cliton, act IV, scene v
Le Menteur (The Liar) (1643)
“The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.”
La façon de donner vaut mieux que ce qu'on donne.
Cliton, act I, scene i.
Le Menteur (The Liar) (1643)
