Jean Racine Professions : Dramatist Born : December 22, 1639 Died : April 21, 1699 Browse All Authors Top 98 quotes by Jean Racine There are no secrets that time does not reveal. Jean Racine secret doe Love is not a fire to be shut up in a soul. Everything betrays us: voice, silence, eyes; half-covered fires burn all the brighter. Jean Racine eye fire love-is The principal rule of art is to please and to move. All the other rules were created to achieve this first one. Jean Racine art moving firsts Love is not dumb. The heart speaks many ways. Jean Racine dumb heart love A noble heart cannot suspect in others the pettiness and malice that it has never felt. Jean Racine malice noble heart The face of tyranny Is always mild at first. Jean Racine tyranny faces firsts Extreme justice is often injustice. Jean Racine extremes injustice justice Do you think you can be righteous and holy with impunity? Jean Racine holiness injustice thinking My only hope lies in my despair. Jean Racine despair hope lying The quarrels of lovers are the renewal of love. Jean Racine renewal latin love A tragedy need not have blood and death; it's enough that it all be filled with that majestic sadness that is the pleasure of tragedy. Jean Racine feeling-sad sadness blood And forever goodbye! Forever! Oh, Sir, can you imagine how dreadful this cruel word sounds when one loves? Jean Racine forever time goodbye I embrace my rival, but only to strangle him. Jean Racine rivals embrace Crime like virtue has its degrees; and timid innocence was never known to blossom suddenly into extreme license. Jean Racine innocence degrees virtue I will die if I lose you, but I will die if I wait longer. Jean Racine choices dying waiting Innocence has nothing to dread. Jean Racine innocence dread He who ruleth the raging of the sea, knows also how to check the designs of the ungodly. I submit myself with reverence to His Holy Will. O Abner, I fear my God, and I fear none but Him. Jean Racine design rage sea How admirable and beautiful is the simplicity of the Evangelists! They never speak injuriously of the enemies of Jesus Christ, of His judges, nor of His executioners. They report the facts without a single reflection. They comment neither on their Master's mildness when He was smitten, nor on His constancy in the hour of His ignominious death, which they thus describe: "And they crucified Jesus. Jean Racine bible beautiful jesus It is a maxim of old that among themselves all things are common to friends. Jean Racine maxims all-things common The heart that can no longer love passionately must with fury hate. Jean Racine hate break-up heart Similar Authors Brian Friel dramatist Antoine-Marin Lemierre dramatist Aphra Behn dramatist Arnold Wesker dramatist Armand Salacrou dramatist Antonio Hurtado de Mendoza dramatist All Authors
