Jean Racine Quotations

He who has far to ride spares his horse.

Ainsi que la vertu, le crime a ses degre s. Crime, like virtue, has its degrees.

Behind a veil, unseen yet present, I was the forceful soul that moved this mighty body.

Crime like virtue has its degrees; and timid innocence was never known to blossom suddenly into extreme license.

To repair the irreparable ravages of time.

Can a faith that does nothing be called sincere?

What does it matter if, by chance, a little vile blood be spilled?

When will the veil be lifted that casts so black a night over the universe? God of Israel, lift at last the gloom: For how long will you be hidden?

And do you count for nothing God who fights for us?

Sir, that much prudence calls for too much worry; I cannot foresee misfortunes so far away.