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Daniel Defoe, an English writer born on September 13, 1660, and died on April 24, 1731. His works covered a wide range of genres, including adventure novels, political satire, and philosophical thinking, with his most famous work being 'Robinson Crusoe'. Defoe's works have had a profound impact on literature.

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Famous Daniel Defoe Quotes

“'Tis no sin to cheat the devil.”

Literature Sin Devil Cheating Cheat

Book:The Political History of the Devil ... The Whole Interspers'd with Many of the Devil's Adventures ... To which is Added, a Description of the Devil's Dwelling, Vulgarly Call'd Hell. The Fifth Edition. [By Daniel Defoe.]

Source: The Political History of the Devil ... The Whole Interspers'd with Many of the Devil's Adventures ... To which is Added, a Description of the Devil's Dwelling, Vulgarly Call'd Hell. The Fifth Edition. [By Daniel Defoe.]

“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.”

Leadership Atheism Army Lions Sheep

Book:Novels and miscellaneous works: With prefaces and notes, including those attributed to Sir Walter Scott

Source: Novels and miscellaneous works: With prefaces and notes, including those attributed to Sir Walter Scott

“All our discontents about what we want appeared to spring from the want of thankfulness for what we have.”

Want Literature Spring Thank You Thankfulness Discontent

Book:Crusoe, written by himself [by D. Defoe

Source: Crusoe, written by himself [by D. Defoe

“The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond, and must be polished, or the luster of it will never appear.”

Soul Body Literature Lust Rough Diamond Mind Body Spirit Polished Soul And Body Luster Mind Body And Spirit Diamond In The Rough

Author:Daniel Defoe

“An Englishman will fairly drink as much As will maintain two families of Dutch.”

Two Literature Drink Englishmen Dutch

Book:The True Born Englishman. A Satire. A New Edition

Source: The True Born Englishman. A Satire. A New Edition

“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.”

World Country Christian Literature Advantage Deny Civilized Customs Considering Ethos

Book:The works of Daniel De Foe [ed.] by W. Hazlitt

Source: The works of Daniel De Foe [ed.] by W. Hazlitt

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

Doors Vices Inclination

Author:Daniel Defoe

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

Ifs Men Would Be Left Blood Tyranny Tyrants

Author:Daniel Defoe

“In trouble to be troubled, Is to have your trouble doubled! [People who get upset and worried at the first sign of misfortune are only making their situation worse and thereby doubling their troubles. Stay calm and happy. Cool and joyful heads are more likely to survive and prevail.]”

People Firsts Situation Trouble Calm Worried Upset Misfortunes Anticipation Joyful Stay Calm

Author:Daniel Defoe

“The Dutch must be understood as they really are, the Middle Persons in Trade, the Factors and Brokers of Europe... they buy to sell again, take in to send out again, and the greatest Part of their vast Commerce consists in being supply'd from All Parts of the World, that they may supply All th World Again.”

World May Persons History Middle Understood Europe Trade Sells Factors Commerce Dutch Brokers

Book:A Plan of the English Commerce: Being a Compleat Prospect of the Trade of this Nation, as Well the Home Trade as the Foreign

Source: A Plan of the English Commerce: Being a Compleat Prospect of the Trade of this Nation, as Well the Home Trade as the Foreign

“Great families of yesterday we show, And lords, whose parents were the Lord knows who.”

Knows Shows Parent Lord Yesterday Parenthood Ancestry Great Family

Author:Daniel Defoe

“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 up we enjoy only as much as we can use, and no more.”

World May Use Enjoy Good Things

Author:Daniel Defoe

“Not the man in the moon, not the groaning-board, not the speaking of friar Bacon's brazen- head, not the inspiration of mother Shipton, or the miracles of Dr. Faustus, things as certain as death and taxes, can be more firmly believed.”

Men Inspiration Law Mother Certain He Man Moon Taxes Miracle Boards Drs Brazen Groaning Friars Faustus Man In The Moon

Author:Daniel Defoe

“For I cannot think that GOD Almighty ever made them [women] so delicate, so glorious creatures; and furnished them with such charms, so agreeable and so delightful to mankind; with souls capable of the same accomplishments with men: and all, to be only Stewards of our Houses, Cooks, and Slaves.”

Thinking Men Made Soul House Mankind Creatures Capable Slave Cooks Accomplishment Glorious Charm Delicate Almighty Delightful Stewards

Book:DANIEL DEFOE Ultimate Collection: 50+ Adventure Classics, Pirate Tales & Historical Novels - Including Biographies, Historical Works, Travel Sketches, Poems & Essays (Illustrated): Robinson Crusoe, The History of the Pirates, Captain Singleton, Memoirs of a Cavalier, A Journal of the Plague Year, Moll Flanders, Roxana, The History of the Devil, The King of Pirates and many more

Source: DANIEL DEFOE Ultimate Collection: 50+ Adventure Classics, Pirate Tales & Historical Novels - Including Biographies, Historical Works, Travel Sketches, Poems & Essays (Illustrated): Robinson Crusoe, The History of the Pirates, Captain Singleton, Memoirs of a Cavalier, A Journal of the Plague Year, Moll Flanders, Roxana, The History of the Devil, The King of Pirates and many more

“What are the sorrows of other men to us, and what their joy?”

Men Joy Sorrow

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Daniel Defoe (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Daniel Defoe (Illustrated)

“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.”

Ifs Should Given Sex Understanding Women Benefits Capacity Useless Instruction Denied Almighty Knowledge And Understanding

Author:Daniel Defoe

“He that is rich is wise.”

Wealth Rich Wise

Book:A System of Magic

Source: A System of Magic