Most Men are Cowards, all Men should be Knaves. The Differe… - John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester

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Most Men are Cowards, all Men should be Knaves. The Difference lies, as far as I can see, Not in the thing it self, but the Degree.

John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester

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John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester (1 April 1647 – 26 July 1680) was an English nobleman, a friend of King Charles II of England, and the writer of much satirical and bawdy poetry.

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For all Men would be Cowards if they durst: And Honesty's against all common Sense.

Thus, Statesman-like, I'll saucily impose, And, safe from Danger, valiantly advise; Sheltered in Impotence, urge you to Blows, And, being good for nothing else, be Wise.

Reason, an Ignis fatuus of the Mind, Which leaves the light of Nature, Sense, behind.

Most Men are Cowards, all Men should be Knaves. The Difference lies, as far as I can see, Not in the thing it self, but the Degree. - John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester

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