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
All our discontents about what we want appeared to spring from the want of thankfulness for what we have. — Daniel Defoe
Nature has left this tincture in the blood, that all men would be tyrants if they could. — Daniel Defoe
Justice is always violent to the party offending, for every man is innocent in his own eyes. — Daniel Defoe
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