When all is done, human life is, at the greatest, and the best, but like a froward child, that must be played with and humored a little to keep it quiet till it falls asleep, and then the care is over.


Miscellanea (4th ed. pub. 1705), Part II, "Of Poetry".

William Temple Quotes

When all is done, human life is, at the greatest, and the best, but like a froward child, that must be played with and humored a little to keep it...

When all is done, human life is, at the greatest, and the best, but like a froward child, that must be played with and humored a little to keep it...

When all is done, human life is, at the greatest, and the best, but like a froward child, that must be played with and humored a little to keep it...

When all is done, human life is, at the greatest, and the best, but like a froward child, that must be played with and humored a little to keep it...