To conquer without risk is to triumph without glory.

À vaincre sans péril, on triomphe sans gloire.

Pierre Corneille

Le Cid

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Corneille, Pierre. Le Cid. Dec. 1636, Theatre du Marais, Paris, France, act 2, sc. 2.

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Corneille, Pierre. "The Cid." The Cid, Cinna, The Theatrical Illusion, translated by John Cairncross. Penguin Classics, 1976.