David Mallet Quotes

Affliction is the wholesome soil of virtue, where patience, honor, sweet humility, and calm fortitude, take root and strongly flourish.
David Mallet

Patience, Humility, Honor

The wailing owl Screams solitary to the mournful moon.
David Mallet

Moon, Solitary, Owl

A sovereign's great example forms a people; the public breast is noble or vile as he inspires it.
David Mallet

Great, Public, Example

I courted fame but as a spur to brave and honest deeds; who despises fame will soon renounce the virtues that deserve it.
David Mallet

Brave, Honest, Deserve

True valor, on virtue founded strong, meets all events alike.
David Mallet

Strong, True, Virtue

Uncertainty! fell demon of our fears! The human soul that can support despair, supports not thee.
David Mallet

Human, Soul, Support

Who hath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.
David Mallet

Himself, Knew, Known

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Biography

Nationality: Scottish

Type: Dramatist

Born: 1705

Died: 1765

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