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Condition Quotes by Daniel Defoe
- Thus we never see the true state of our condition till it is illustrated to us by its contraries, nor know how to value what…
- It put me upon reflecting how little repining there would be among mankind at any condition of life, if people would rather compare their condition…
- I learned to look more upon the bright side of my condition, and less upon the dark side, and to consider what I enjoyed, rather…
- These reflections made me very sensible of the goodness of Providence to me, and very thankful for my present condition, with all its hardships and…
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- What I claim is to live to the full the contradiction of my time, which may well make sarcasm the condition of… — Roland Barthes