Daniel Defoe

"Secrecy is the soul of business."

"The ruin of men is written from the moment they are taught to be ambitious."

"Fear is the foundation of most religious belief."

"All trouble comes from idleness."

"The greatest misery of the poor is not their poverty but their pride."

"A man's best friend is his conscience."

"It is better to beg than to steal."

"Every moment of resistance to temptation is a victory."

"Disease is the tax laid upon pleasures."

"The beginning of wisdom is the fear of the Lord."

"Words are the clothing of thoughts."

"Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things."

"We live and learn, but not the wiser for our living."

"The man who would be happy should be just and honest."

"Religion is too important to be left to the clergy."

"The great virtue is knowing when to be angry."

"A man of business may talk of nothing but his business."

"The world is full of fools and knaves."

"Time is the measure of all things."

"The pursuit of happiness is the source of unhappiness."

"In our time of peace, let us remember the cost of war."

"The greatest strength is in gentleness."

"A writer's life is a battle against obscurity."

"The secret to success is to do the common thing uncommonly well."

"Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues."

"The use of money is all the advantage there is in having money."

"Strange and unexpected things happen in this world every day."

"The mind that is anxious about future events is miserable."

"Imagination is more important than knowledge itself."

"Great actions speak louder than words."