The Duchess of Malfi Quotes by John Webster

"Didst thou ever see a lark in a cage? Such is the soul in the body." ~ The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster "Ambition, madam, is a great man's madness." ~ The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster The weakest arm is strong enough that strikes with the sword of justice. ~ The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster Other sins only speak; murder shrieks out. The element of water moistens the earth, But blood flies upwards and bedews the heavens. ~ The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster We are merely the stars' tennis-balls, struck and banded Which way please them. ~ The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster I know death hath ten thousand several doors for men to take their exits ~ The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster Whether we fall by ambition, blood, or lust, Like diamonds, we are cut with our own dust. ~ The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster