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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

Topics: Army Better Head Lion Lions Sheep Than

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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

Topics: Appear Body Diamond Like Must Never Placed Polished Rough Soul Will

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'Tis no sin to cheat the devil.

~Daniel Defoe

Topics: Cheat Devil Sin Tis

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As covetousness is the root of all evil, so poverty is the worst of all snares.

~Daniel Defoe

Topics: Covetousness Evil Poverty Root Snare Worst

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Vice came in always at the door of necessity, not at the door of inclination.

~Daniel Defoe

Topics: Always Came Door Inclination Necessity Vice

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Necessity makes an honest man a knave.

~Daniel Defoe

Topics: Honest Honest Man Knave Makes Man Necessity

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The best of men cannot suspend their fate: The good die early, and the bad die late.

~Daniel Defoe

Topics: Bad Best Cannot Die Early Fate Good Late Men Suspend

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Nature has left this tincture in the blood, That all men would be tyrants if they could.

~Daniel Defoe

Topics: Blood Could Left Men Nature Tyrants Would

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Justice is always violent to the party offending, for every man is innocent in his own eyes.

~Daniel Defoe

Topics: Always Every Every Man Eyes His Innocent Justice Man Offending Own Party Violent

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Pride the first peer and president of hell.

~Daniel Defoe

Topics: First Hell Peer President Pride

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Journalist

Born: Unknown

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