I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death. Thomas Paine on strength
The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection. Thomas Paine on strength
The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance. Thomas Paine on strength
I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so that my children can live in peace. Thomas Paine on time
Time makes more converts than reason. Thomas Paine on time
It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry. Thomas Paine on truth
But such is the irresistable nature of truth, that all it asks, and all it wants is the liberty of appearing. Thomas Paine on truth
He who is the author of a war lets loose the whole contagion of hell and opens a vein that bleeds a nation to death. Thomas Paine on war
War involves in its progress such a train of unforeseen circumstances that no human wisdom can calculate the end it has but one thing certain, and that is to increase taxes. Thomas Paine on war
To establish any mode to abolish war, however advantageous it might be to Nations, would be to take from such Government the most lucrative of its branches. Thomas Paine on war
War involves in its progress such a train of unforeseen circumstances that no human wisdom can calculate the end it has but one thing certain, and that is to increase taxes. Thomas Paine on wisdom
Reputation is what men and women think of us character is what God and angels know of us. Thomas Paine on women
Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us. Thomas Paine on character
I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and row brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death. Thomas Paine on courage
He that would make his own liberty secure must guard even his enemy from oppression. Thomas Paine on freedom
Reason obeys itself; and ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it. Thomas Paine on reason
There are two distinct classes of what are called thoughts: those that we produce in ourselves by reflection and the act of thinking and those that bolt into the mind of their own accord. Thomas Paine on thoughts
When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary. Thomas Paine on virtue