Quote of Pierre Corneille - This dark light which falls from...
Biography - Pierre Corneille:
French dramatist.
Born: 1606 - Died: 1684
Period:
17th century
Place of birth: France
Born: 1606 - Died: 1684
Period:
17th century
Place of birth: France
This dark light which falls from the stars.
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(French, German)
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Quotes about stars:
Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and reverence, the more often and more steadily one reflects on them: the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me.
He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.
Men at some time are masters of their fates;
The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,
But in ourselves, that we are underlings.
The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,
But in ourselves, that we are underlings.
Quotes about clarity:
What can be said at all can be said clearly, and what we cannot talk about we must pass over in silence.
For it must not be supposed that merely because the justness of an idea has been proved it can be productive of effective action even on cultivated minds. This fact may be quickly appreciated by noting how slight is the influence of the clearest demonstration on the majority of men.
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