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Daniel Defoe Quotes

Daniel Defoe quotes

English Journalist, Writer January 1, 1660 – April 24, 1731

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Daniel Defoe quote: "Expect nothing and you'll always be surprised"
Expect nothing and you'll always be surprised Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe quote: "It is never too late to be wise."
It is never too late to be wise. Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe quote: "I hear much of people's calling out to punish the guilty, but..."
I hear much of people's calling out to punish the guilty, but very few are concerned to clear the innocent. Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe quote: "It is better to have a lion at the head of an army of sheep,..."
It is better to have a lion at the head of an army of sheep, than a sheep at the head of an army of lions. Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe quote: "He that hath truth on his side is a fool as well as a coward..."
He that hath truth on his side is a fool as well as a coward if he is afraid to own it because fo other mens's opinions. Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe quote: "The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond, and must..."
The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond, and must be polished, or the luster of it will never appear. Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe quote: "All men would be tyrants if they could."
All men would be tyrants if they could. Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe quote: "Tis very strange men should be so fond of being wickeder than..."
Tis very strange men should be so fond of being wickeder than they are. Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe quote: "I saw the Cloud, though I did not foresee the Storm."
I saw the Cloud, though I did not foresee the Storm. Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe quote: "'Tis no sin to cheat the devil."
'Tis no sin to cheat the devil. Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe quote: "Pride the first peer and president of hell."
Pride the first peer and president of hell. Daniel Defoe
Thus we never see the true state of our condition till it is illustrated to us by its contraries, nor know how to value what we enjoy, but by the want of it. Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe quote: "In trouble to be troubled, Is to have your trouble doubled."
In trouble to be troubled, Is to have your trouble doubled. Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe quote: "I am giving an account of what was, not of what ought or ought..."
I am giving an account of what was, not of what ought or ought not to be. Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe quote: "As covetousness is the root of all evil, so poverty is the..."
As covetousness is the root of all evil, so poverty is the worst of all snares. Daniel Defoe

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