Клод Кребийо́н, Кребийо́н-сын — французский писатель XVIII века, сын поэта и драматурга Проспера Жолио де Кребийона. Wikipedia
“Every moment of life is a step toward the grave.”
Chaque instant de la vie est un pas vers la mort.
Tite et Bérénice, I, 5.
Вариант: Each instant of life is a step toward death.
“Fear made the gods; audacity has made kings.”
La crainte fit les dieux; l'audace a fait les rois.
During the French Revolution; reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 46.
“No gall has ever poisoned my pen.”
Aucun fiel n'a jamais empoisonne ma plume.
Discours de Reception; reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922).