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title: "1 Knew Virtue Quotes By David Mallet"
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> [Who hath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mallet/who-hath-not-known-ill-fortune-never-knew-himself-or-his-own-virtue/)

[David Mallet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mallet/)

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## More by David Mallet

> [Uncertainty! fell demon of our fears! The human soul that can support despair, supports not thee.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mallet/uncertainty-fell-demon-of-our-fears-the-human-soul-that-can-support/)

[David Mallet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mallet/)

> [What proves the hero truly great,Is never, never to despair.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mallet/what-proves-the-hero-truly-great-is-never-never-to-despair/)

[David Mallet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mallet/)

> [O grant me, Heaven, a middle state, Neither too humble nor too great; More than enough, for nature's ends, With something left to treat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mallet/o-grant-me-heaven-a-middle-state-neither-too-humble-nor-too-great/)

[David Mallet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mallet/)

> [A sovereign's great example forms a people; the public breast is noble or vile as he inspires it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mallet/a-sovereign-s-great-example-forms-a-people-the-public-breast-is-noble/)

[David Mallet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mallet/)

> [Who hath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mallet/who-hath-not-known-ill-fortune-never-knew-himself-or-his-own-virtue/)

[David Mallet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mallet/)

> [True valor, on virtue founded strong, meets all events alike.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mallet/true-valor-on-virtue-founded-strong-meets-all-events-alike/)

[David Mallet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mallet/)

> [The wailing owl Screams solitary to the mournful moon.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mallet/the-wailing-owl-screams-solitary-to-the-mournful-moon/)

[David Mallet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mallet/)

> [Affliction is the wholesome soil of virtue, where patience, honor, sweet humility, and calm fortitude, take root and strongly flourish.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mallet/affliction-is-the-wholesome-soil-of-virtue-where-patience-honor-sweet/)

[David Mallet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mallet/)

> [I courted fame but as a spur to brave and honest deeds; who despises fame will soon renounce the virtues that deserve it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mallet/i-courted-fame-but-as-a-spur-to-brave-and-honest-deeds-who-despises/)

[David Mallet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mallet/)

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