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The height of human wisdom is to bring our tempers down to our circumstances, and to make a calm within, under the weight of the greatest storm without. Daniel Defoe Wisdom 160
All our discontents spring from the want of thankfulness for what we have. Daniel Defoe Contentment 82
Why then should women be denied the benefits of instruction? If knowledge and understanding had been useless additions to the sex, God almighty would never have given them capacities. Daniel Defoe Women 76
Justice is always violent to the party offending, for each man is innocent in his own eyes. Daniel Defoe Justice 74
All the good things of the world are no further good to us than as they are of use, and of all we may heap we enjoy only as much as we can use, and no more. Daniel Defoe Usefulness 69
He lookd a little disorderd when he said this but I did not apprehend any thing from it at that time believing as it usd to be said that they who do those things never talk of them or that they who talk of such things never do them. Daniel Defoe Suicide 63
Law is but a heathen word for power. Daniel Defoe Power 63
Pride the first peer and president of hell. Daniel Defoe Pride 62
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 Uncategorized 57
Vice came in always at the door of necessity, not at the door of inclination. Daniel Defoe Came 54
As covetousness is the root of all evil, so poverty is the worst of all snares. Daniel Defoe Uncategorized 44
I have often thought of it as one of the most barbarous customs in the world, considering us as a civilized and a Christian country, that we deny the advantages of learning to women. Daniel Defoe Advantages 42
All men would be tyrants if they could. Daniel Defoe Uncategorized 37
He that is rich is wise. Daniel Defoe Uncategorized 32
In trouble to be troubled, Is to have your trouble doubled. Daniel Defoe Uncategorized 32
An Englishman will fairly drink as much As will maintain two families of Dutch. Daniel Defoe Uncategorized 29
I saw the Cloud though I did not foresee the Storm. Daniel Defoe Classics 29

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