Pierre Corneille — French Dramatist born on June 06, 1606, died on October 01, 1684

Pierre Corneille was a French tragedian. He is generally considered one of the three great seventeenth-century French dramatists, along with Molière and Jean Racine... (wikipedia)

We never taste a perfect joy; our happiest successes are mixed with sadness.
When there is no peril in the fight there is no glory in the triumph.
Self-love is the source of all our other loves.
We never taste happiness in perfection, our most fortunate successes are mixed with sadness.
Happiness seems made to be shared.