It is the direction and not the magnitude which is to be taken into consideration.

Quote by Thomas Paine

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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...

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...

The whole religious complexion of the modern world is due to the absence from Jerusalem...

The whole religious complexion of the modern world is due to the absence from Jerusalem...

The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is...

The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is...

For my own part, my belief in the perfection of the Deity will not permit...

For my own part, my belief in the perfection of the Deity will not permit...

When men yield up the privilege of thinking, the last shadow of liberty quits the...

When men yield up the privilege of thinking, the last shadow of liberty quits the...

Is it not a species of blasphemy to call the New Testament revealed religion, when...

Is it not a species of blasphemy to call the New Testament revealed religion, when...

What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives...

What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives...

Is it not a species of blasphemy to call the New Testament revealed religion, when...

Is it not a species of blasphemy to call the New Testament revealed religion, when...

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,...

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...

Suspicion is the companion of mean souls, and the bane of all good society

Suspicion is the companion of mean souls, and the bane of all good society

And this manner of speaking of the Almighty, as one would speak of a man,...

And this manner of speaking of the Almighty, as one would speak of a man,...

He that rebels against reason is a real rebel, but he that in defence of...

He that rebels against reason is a real rebel, but he that in defence of...

When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary

When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary

The abilities of man must fall short on one side or the other, like too...

The abilities of man must fall short on one side or the other, like too...

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...

One good schoolmaster is of more use than a hundred priests.

One good schoolmaster is of more use than a hundred priests.

The greatest remedy for anger is delay.

The greatest remedy for anger is delay.

The Vatican is a dagger in the heart of Italy.

The Vatican is a dagger in the heart of Italy.