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

Quote by John Webster

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A politician is the devil's quilted anvil; He fashions all sins on him, and the...

A politician is the devil's quilted anvil; He fashions all sins on him, and the...

That friend a great man's ruin strongly checks, who rails into his belief all his...

That friend a great man's ruin strongly checks, who rails into his belief all his...

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

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

In all our quest of greatness, like wanton boys, whose pastime is their care, we...

In all our quest of greatness, like wanton boys, whose pastime is their care, we...

Fortune's a right whore. If she give ought, she deals it in small parcels, that...

Fortune's a right whore. If she give ought, she deals it in small parcels, that...

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

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

Though lust do masque in ne'er so strange disguise she's oft found witty, but is...

Though lust do masque in ne'er so strange disguise she's oft found witty, but is...

When I go to hell, I mean to carry a bribe: for look you, good...

When I go to hell, I mean to carry a bribe: for look you, good...

For the subtlest folly proceeds from the subtlest wisdom.

For the subtlest folly proceeds from the subtlest wisdom.

Life's the greates torture sould feel in hell, In hell: that they must live, and...

Life's the greates torture sould feel in hell, In hell: that they must live, and...

Is not old wine wholesomest, old pippins toothsomest, old wood burns brightest, old linen wash...

Is not old wine wholesomest, old pippins toothsomest, old wood burns brightest, old linen wash...

How tedious is a guilty conscience!

How tedious is a guilty conscience!

Lay this unto your breast: Old friends, like old swords, still are trusted best.

Lay this unto your breast: Old friends, like old swords, still are trusted best.

Sorrow is held the eldest child of sin.

Sorrow is held the eldest child of sin.

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

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

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

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

With such a pity men preserve alive Pheasants and quails, when they are no fat...

With such a pity men preserve alive Pheasants and quails, when they are no fat...

None pities him that is in the snare, who warned before, would not beware

None pities him that is in the snare, who warned before, would not beware

When you visualized a man or woman carefully, you could always begin to feel pity...

When you visualized a man or woman carefully, you could always begin to feel pity...

It was luxuries like air conditioning that brought down the Roman Empire. With air conditioning...

It was luxuries like air conditioning that brought down the Roman Empire. With air conditioning...