Chapter 4
Crusoe draws up a balance sheet "like debtor and creditor" of the comforts and miseries of his condition, concluding there is scarce any condition so miserable but there is something to be thankful for.
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From Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
Crusoe's double-entry accounting of his condition, weighing evils against blessings, is the novel's most famous emblem of Puritan bookkeeping applied to the soul.
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