David Mallet Professions : Dramatist Born : 1705 Died : 1765 Browse All Authors Top 9 quotes by David Mallet Affliction is the wholesome soil of virtue, where patience, honor, sweet humility, and calm fortitude, take root and strongly flourish. David Mallet gratitude patience sweet 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 my friends. David Mallet enough humble heaven 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 spurs honesty bravery A sovereign's great example forms a people; the public breast is noble or vile as he inspires it. David Mallet noble inspire people Uncertainty! fell demon of our fears! The human soul that can support despair, supports not thee. David Mallet support soul fear True valor, on virtue founded strong, meets all events alike. David Mallet virtue events strong The wailing owl screams solitary to the mournful moon. David Mallet scream moon owl What proves the hero truly great,Is never, never to despair. David Mallet despair prove hero Who hath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue. David Mallet own never virtue fortune Similar Authors Brian Friel dramatist Antoine-Marin Lemierre dramatist Aphra Behn dramatist Arnold Wesker dramatist Armand Salacrou dramatist Antonio Hurtado de Mendoza dramatist All Authors
