What did John Webster mean by: For the subtlest folly proceeds from the subtlest wisdom. - John Webster Playwright · England Copy
+ Oh, yes, thy sins Do run before thee to fetch fire from hell, To light thee thither. Feraz Zeid, January 12, 2024January 12, 2024, John Webster, Fire, Light, Running, 0 - John Webster Playwright · England
+ When a man’s mind rides faster than his horse can gallop they quickly both tire. Feraz Zeid, January 11, 2024January 11, 2024, John Webster, Horse, Mind, 0 - John Webster Playwright · England
+ Love mixed with fear is sweetness. Feraz Zeid, June 17, 2023December 12, 2023, John Webster, Sweetness, 0 - John Webster Playwright · England
+ Heaven fashioned us of nothing; and we strive to bring ourselves to nothing. Feraz Zeid, January 12, 2024January 12, 2024, John Webster, Heaven, Strive, 0 - John Webster Playwright · England
+ Glories, like glow-worms, afar off shine bright, But looked to near, have neither heat nor light. Feraz Zeid, January 12, 2024January 12, 2024, John Webster, Light, Shining, 0 - John Webster Playwright · England
+ I have long served virtue, And never ta’en wages of her. Feraz Zeid, June 18, 2023December 12, 2023, John Webster, Virtue, Wages, 0 - John Webster Playwright · England
+ Gold that buys health can never be ill spent, Nor hours laid out in harmless merriment. Feraz Zeid, January 12, 2024January 12, 2024, John Webster, Gold, Health, Hours, 0 - John Webster Playwright · England
+ Lay this unto your breast: Old friends, like old swords, still are trusted best. Feraz Zeid, January 12, 2024January 12, 2024, John Webster, Breasts, Friendship, 0 - John Webster Playwright · England
If it be true that a man is rich who wants nothing, a wise man is a very rich man. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
The constancy of sages is nothing but the art of locking up their agitation in their hearts. Explain - François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
Strong characters are brought out by change of situation, and gentle ones by permanence. Explain - Jean Paul Writer · Germany
Sir, that much prudence calls for too much worry; I cannot foresee misfortunes so far away. - Jean Racine Playwright · France
Youth is the time to study wisdom; old age is the time to practice it. - Jean-Baptiste Rousseau Poet · France
Alas, how many have been persecuted for the wrong of having been right? - Jean-Baptiste Say Economist · France
A smart man only believes half of what he hears, a wise man knows which half. - Jeff Cooper Firearms instructor and author