Who said "It is better to beg than to steal."?

This quote is attributed to Daniel Defoe.

It is better to beg than to steal. - Daniel Defoe

"It is better to beg than to steal."

Daniel Defoe

Novelist Journalist English 1660–1731

"The greatest good is the greatest number."

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

"Fear is the greatest obstacle to progress."

"Knowledge is power."