Quotes by Thomas Paine

The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.

#Thomas Paine

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

#Thomas Paine

The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

#Thomas Paine

The greatest remedy for anger is delay.

#Thomas Paine

That which we obtain too easily, we esteem too lightly.

#Thomas Paine

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

#Thomas Paine

Society in every state is a blessing, but government, even in its best stage, is...

#Thomas Paine

We have it in our power to begin the world over again.

#Thomas Paine

We can only reason from what is; we can reason on actualities, but not on...

#Thomas Paine

War involves in its progress such a train of unforeseen circumstances that no human wisdom...

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

#Appearance

All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian, or Turkish, appear to me no other...

#Church, #Religion