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Life Quotes by Thomas Paine
- It is a fool only, and not the philosopher, nor even the prudent man, that will live as if there were no God... Were a…
- As parents, we can have no joy, knowing that this government is not sufficiently lasting to ensure any thing which we may bequeath to posterity:…
- And as to you, Sir, treacherous in private friendship and a hypocrite in public life, the world will be puzzled to decide whether you are…
- I believe in one God, and no more; and I hope for happiness beyond this life.
- It matters not where you live, or what rank of life you hold, the evil or the blessing will reach you all.
- Those who knew Benjamin Franklin will recollect that his mind was forever young, his temper ever serene; science, that never grows gray, was always his…
- Uncritical reverence for the Founding Fathers was less ubiquitous while they actually lived. . . . "The Reign of Terror that raged in America during…
- Money, when considered as the fruit of many years' industry, as the reward of labor, sweat and toil, as the widow's dowry and children's portion,…
- Commerce diminishes the spirit, both of patriotism and military defence.
- The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.
- Character is much easier kept than recovered.
- Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.
- My country is the world, and my religion is to do good.
- Time makes more converts than reason.
- The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government.
- I believe in one God, and no more; and I hope for happiness beyond this life. I believe in the equality of humans; and I…
- Let it be told to the future world, that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive, that the city…
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- I do think the heart can balance out the mind, if your heart is in a good place it can give you… — Alexis Arguello
- I find that it's hard to fully examine one's life and not have faith be part of the discussion. — J. J. Abrams
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies. — Aristotle
- Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies. — Aristotle
- We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. — Aristotle
- Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those… — Aristotle
- Happiness depends upon ourselves. — Aristotle
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle