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Moral theory2 quotes
Vice came in always at the door of necessity, not at the door of inclination. — Daniel Defoe · 1722Actions receive their tincture from the times,
And as they change, are virtues made or crimes. — Daniel Defoe · 1703Morality2 quotes
Vice came in always at the door of necessity, not at the door of inclination. — Daniel Defoe · 1722Actions receive their tincture from the times,
And as they change, are virtues made or crimes. — Daniel Defoe · 1703Abuse of power1 quote
Nature has left this Tincture in the Blood,
That all Men wou'd be Tyrants if they cou'd. — Daniel Defoe · 1701Business1 quote
Pleasure is a thief to business. — Daniel Defoe · 1726Business and pleasure1 quote
Pleasure is a thief to business. — Daniel Defoe · 1726Custom and convention1 quote
Actions receive their tincture from the times,
And as they change, are virtues made or crimes. — Daniel Defoe · 1703Education1 quote
Why then should women be denied the benefit of instruction? If knowledge and understanding had been useless additions to the sex, God Almighty would never have given them capacities. — Daniel Defoe · 1697Human nature1 quote
Nature has left this Tincture in the Blood,
That all Men wou'd be Tyrants if they cou'd. — Daniel Defoe · 1701Moral relativism1 quote
Actions receive their tincture from the times,
And as they change, are virtues made or crimes. — Daniel Defoe · 1703Pleasure1 quote
Pleasure is a thief to business. — Daniel Defoe · 1726The devil1 quote
Wherever God erects a house of prayer,
The Devil always builds a chapel there;
And 'twill be found upon examination,
The latter has the largest congregation. — Daniel Defoe · 1701Tyranny1 quote
Nature has left this Tincture in the Blood,
That all Men wou'd be Tyrants if they cou'd. — Daniel Defoe · 1701Vice1 quote
Vice came in always at the door of necessity, not at the door of inclination. — Daniel Defoe · 1722Women1 quote
Why then should women be denied the benefit of instruction? If knowledge and understanding had been useless additions to the sex, God Almighty would never have given them capacities. — Daniel Defoe · 1697Women's rights1 quote
Why then should women be denied the benefit of instruction? If knowledge and understanding had been useless additions to the sex, God Almighty would never have given them capacities. — Daniel Defoe · 1697