John Webster Quotes

Heaven fashioned us of nothing; and we strive to bring ourselves to nothing.
John Webster

'Tis better to be fortunate than wise.
John Webster

Whether we fall by ambition, blood, or lust, like diamonds we are cut with our own dust.
John Webster

All things do help the unhappy man to fall.
John Webster

Fortune's a right whore. If she give ought, she deals it in small parcels, that she may take away all at one swoop.
John Webster

In all our quest of greatness, like wanton boys, whose pastime is their care, we follow after bubbles, blown in the air.
John Webster

A politician is the devil's quilted anvil; He fashions all sins on him, and the blows are never heard.
John Webster

John Webster Quotes
		Sorrow is held the eldest child of sin. John Webster Vote on this Quote: Bad <---> Good
		Author Details: Type: Playwright Quotes Category: English Playwright Quotes Year of Birth: 1578 Year of Death: 1634 Nationality: English Amazon: John Webster on Amazon	Related Authors: Noel Coward Edward Bond Laurence Housman Peter Shaffer David Hare John Osborne Christopher Fry Francis Beaumont
		Select John Webster Quotations: Heaven fashioned us of nothing; and we strive to bring ourselves to nothing. John Webster 'Tis better to be fortunate than wise. John Webster Whether we fall by ambition, blood, or lust, like diamonds we are cut with our own dust. John Webster All things do help the unhappy man to fall. John Webster Fortune's a right whore. If she give ought, she deals it in small parcels, that she may take away all at one swoop. John Webster In all our quest of greatness, like wanton boys, whose pastime is their care, we follow after bubbles, blown in the air. John Webster A politician is the devil's quilted anvil; He fashions all sins on him, and the blows are never heard. John Webster
Quote Keywords: Child, Eldest, Held, Sin, Sorrow	Dictionary Links: Child, Eldest, Held, Sin, Sorrow	All John Webster Quotations: A politician is the devil's quilted... All things do help the unhappy... Eagles commonly fly alone. They are... For the subtlest folly proceeds from... Fortune's a right whore. If she... Heaven fashioned us of nothing; and... In all our quest of greatness... Integrity of life is fame's best... Lay this unto your breast: Old... Man is most happy, when his... Men often are valued high, when... Sorrow is held the eldest child... That friend a great man's ruin... Though lust do masque in ne'er... 'Tis better to be fortunate than wise. We are merely the stars tennis... When a man's mind rides faster... When I go to hell, I... Whether we fall by ambition, blood...

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