Quote by Pierre Corneille

Force is legitimate where gentleness avails not.

Force is legitimate where gentleness avails not.

Summary

This quote suggests that there are certain situations or individuals where gentle persuasion or non-violent methods may not be effective. In such cases, the use of force may be considered legitimate or justifiable. It implies that force can be a necessary means to achieve desired outcomes when other means fail to produce the desired results. However, it also highlights the importance of considering the appropriateness of force and using it as a last resort when all peaceful alternatives have been exhausted.

Topics

Power

By Pierre Corneille

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

Hero-worship is the deepest root of all; the tap-root, from

Hero-worship is the deepest root of all; the tap-root, from which in a great degree all the rest were nourished and grown . . . Worship of a Hero is transcendent admiration of a Great Man. I say great men are still admirable; I say there is, at bottom, nothing else admirable! No nobler feeling than this of admiration for one higher than himself dwells in the breast of men.

Heroes/heroism

Respect for another man's opinion is worthy. It is the reali

Respect for another man's opinion is worthy. It is the realization that any opinion is valuable, for it is the sign of a rational being.

Sargent Shriver

Respect

I hate the way they portray us in the media. If you see a bl

I hate the way they portray us in the media. If you see a black family it says they're looting, if you see a white family it says they're looking for food.

Family

How use doth breed a habit in man!

How use doth breed a habit in man!

William Shakespeare

Habits

But this is slavery, not to speak ones thought.

But this is slavery, not to speak ones thought.

I think all those people I did stories about measured their

I think all those people I did stories about measured their own success by the joy their work was giving them.

Success

Death is the great adventure beside which moon landings and

Death is the great adventure beside which moon landings and space trips pale into insignificance.

Death

In The Touch, the love scenes are the same as they were in T

In The Touch, the love scenes are the same as they were in The Thorn Birds or anything else I've ever written. I find a way of saying that either it was heaven or hell but in a way that still leaves room for the reader to use their own imagination.

Colleen McCullough

Imagination

Nothing makes a woman more beautiful than the belief she is

Nothing makes a woman more beautiful than the belief she is beautiful.

Beauty

Prejudice is a learned trait. You're not born prejudiced; yo

Prejudice is a learned trait. You're not born prejudiced; you're taught it.

Charles R. Swindoll

I do think musical-theater actors can get a bad rap, and I s

I do think musical-theater actors can get a bad rap, and I see why. There is a certain slickness - there's nothing better than an amazing musical, but an okay musical can be one of the worst times you've ever had.

Amazing

Mournful and yet grand is the destiny of the artist.

Mournful and yet grand is the destiny of the artist.

Art