John Webster Quotes about Children

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See, a good habit makes a child a man, Whereas a bad one makes a man a beast.

Children, Men, Beast

1612 The White Devil, act 2, sc.1.

Sorrow is held the eldest child of sin.

Children, Sorrow, Sin

John Webster (1830). “The Works of John Webster: Now First Collected”, p.316

See, the curse of children! In life they keep us frequently in tears, And in the cold grave leave us in pale fears.

Children, Tears, Cold

1612 The White Devil, act 1, sc.2.