Wise men affirm it is the English way Never to grumble till they come to pay. - Daniel Defoe

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Wise men affirm it is the English way
Never to grumble till they come to pay.

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About Daniel Defoe

Daniel Defoe (13 September 1660 - 24 April 1731), was an English writer, journalist and spy, who gained enduring fame for his novel Robinson Crusoe.

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Birth Name: Daniel Foe
Alternative Names: D. Defoe
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In a word, the nature and experience of things dictated to me, upon just reflection, that all the good things of this world are no farther good to us than they are for our use; and that, whatever we may heap up to give others, we enjoy just as much as we can use, and no more.
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