1. As long as I can still paddle, I will not be drowned. As long as I can still stand, I will not fall. ——Defoe

2. Virtue despises all ridicule in the world. The more innocence is slandered, the higher the status. ——Defoe

3. If you want to respect the truth, you must expect to suffer from both sides. ——Defoe

4. How changeable human emotions are in different environments! What we love today is often what we will hate tomorrow; what we pursue today is often what we will avoid tomorrow; what we desire today is often what we fear or even tremble with tomorrow. ——Defoe

5. Good people can turn into villains when necessary——Defoe

6. Drunkards are the darlings of hell—Defoe