Jean Racine

Playwright, Poet

Jean Racine was a 17th-century French playwright known for his mastery of tragedy and exploration of human emotion, particularly in works like 'Phèdre'.

Born
December 22, 1639
Died
April 21, 1699
Quotes
91
Rank
#471

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"This innocence begins to weigh me down."

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"The glory of my name increases my shame. Less known by mortals, I could better escape their eyes."

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"Honor, without money, is a mere malady."

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"Small crimes always precede great ones. Never have we seen timid innocence pass suddenly to extreme licentiousness."

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"Thank the Gods! My misery exceeds all my hopes!"

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"He who will travel far spares his steed."

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"I loved you when you were unfaithful; what would I have done if you were true?"

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"There may be guilt when there is too much virtue."

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"The faith that acts not, is it truly faith?"

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"Vice, like virtue, Grows in small steps, and no true innocence Can ever fall at once to deepest guilt."

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"I have loved him too much not to hate"

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"According as the man is, so must you humour him."

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"She wavers, she hesitates; in one word — she is a woman."

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