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Woman to man Is either a God or a wolfe.

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John Webster
Age: 56 †
Born: 1578
Born: January 1
Died: 1634
Died: January 1
Dramatist
Playwright
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London
England
Wolfe
Either
Woman
Men

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I am Duchess of Malfi still.
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The soul was never put in the body to stand still.
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Vain the ambition of kings Who seek by trophies and dead things To leave a living name behind, And weave but nets to catch the wind.
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How tedious is a guilty conscience!
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Ambition, madam, is a great man's madness.
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Were there no heaven nor hell I should be honest.
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Imyself haveheard averygood jest, and havescornedto seem to have so sillya wit as to understand it.
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Knowledge Is Power! Train smart and obtain power!
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For the subtlest folly proceeds from the subtlest wisdom.
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I account this world a tedious theater, For I do play a part in 't 'gainst my will.
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Heaven fashioned us of nothing and we strive to bring ourselves to nothing.
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Oh, yes, thy sins Do run before thee to fetch fire from hell, To light thee thither.
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When we prohibit others from being different, we end up forfeiting our own right to Liberty.
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Cowardly dogs bark loudest.
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Though lust do masque in ne'er so strange disguise she's oft found witty, but is never wise.
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The misery of us, that are born great, We are forced to woo because none dare woo us.
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That realm is never long in quiet, where the ruler is a soldier.
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