A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it the superficial appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defense of custom. But the tumult soon subsides. Time makes more converts than reason.

Quote by Thomas Paine

Topics: Habit Quotes, Thinking Quotes

An army of principles can penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot.

An army of principles can penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot.

All the tales of miracles, with which the Old and New Testament are filled, are...

All the tales of miracles, with which the Old and New Testament are filled, are...

Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.

Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.

Virtues are acquired through endeavor, Which rests wholly upon yourself. So, to praise others for...

Virtues are acquired through endeavor, Which rests wholly upon yourself. So, to praise others for...

Is it popular to pay our debts, to do justice, to defend the injured and...

Is it popular to pay our debts, to do justice, to defend the injured and...

The instant formal government is abolished, society begins to act. A general association takes place,...

The instant formal government is abolished, society begins to act. A general association takes place,...

Lead, follow, or get out of the way.

Lead, follow, or get out of the way.

Society is produced by our wants and government by our wickedness.

Society is produced by our wants and government by our wickedness.

Any system of religion that has anything in it that shocks the mind of a...

Any system of religion that has anything in it that shocks the mind of a...

To establish any mode to abolish war, however advantageous it might be to Nations, would...

To establish any mode to abolish war, however advantageous it might be to Nations, would...

Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels...

Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels...

Society is produced by our wants and government by our wickedness

Society is produced by our wants and government by our wickedness

The book called the Bible has been voted by men, and decreed by human laws...

The book called the Bible has been voted by men, and decreed by human laws...

The most formidable weapon against errors of every kind is reason.

The most formidable weapon against errors of every kind is reason.

A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of...

A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of...

But there is not a passage in the Old Testament that speaks of a person,...

But there is not a passage in the Old Testament that speaks of a person,...

The New Testament, compared with the Old, is like a farce of one act

The New Testament, compared with the Old, is like a farce of one act

Therefore we say that a lying Spirit has been in the mouth of the writers...

Therefore we say that a lying Spirit has been in the mouth of the writers...

Whores and writers, Mahound. We are the people you can't forgive.

Whores and writers, Mahound. We are the people you can't forgive.

Good writers define reality; bad ones merely restate it. A good writer turns fact into...

Good writers define reality; bad ones merely restate it. A good writer turns fact into...