'Tis no sin to cheat the devil.

Quote by Daniel Defoe

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I have often thought of it as one of the most barbarous customs in the...

I have often thought of it as one of the most barbarous customs in the...

All men would be tyrants if they could.

All men would be tyrants if they could.

Pride the first peer and president of hell.

Pride the first peer and president of hell.

Wherever God erects a house of prayer, The Devil always builds a chapel there; And...

Wherever God erects a house of prayer, The Devil always builds a chapel there; And...

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

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

Wherever God erects a house of prayer, The Devil always builds a chapel there; And...

Wherever God erects a house of prayer, The Devil always builds a chapel there; And...

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

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

It is better to have a lion at the head of an army of sheep,...

It is better to have a lion at the head of an army of sheep,...

All our discontents about what we want appeared to spring from the want of thankfulness...

All our discontents about what we want appeared to spring from the want of thankfulness...

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

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

In trouble to be troubled, Is to have your trouble doubled.

In trouble to be troubled, Is to have your trouble doubled.

It is better to have a lion at the head of an army of sheep,...

It is better to have a lion at the head of an army of sheep,...

He that is rich is wise.

He that is rich is wise.

The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond, and must be polished,...

The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond, and must be polished,...

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

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

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

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

'Tis no sin to cheat the devil

'Tis no sin to cheat the devil

Confess your sins to the Lord, and you will be forgiven; confess them to men,...

Confess your sins to the Lord, and you will be forgiven; confess them to men,...

It is a sin against hospitality, to open your doors and darken your countenance

It is a sin against hospitality, to open your doors and darken your countenance

What is neither a crime nor a sin is what you should get busy doing.

What is neither a crime nor a sin is what you should get busy doing.