Thomas Paine Quotes

English - Writer January 29, 1737 - June 8, 1809

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

Smile Strength Man Reflection Brave

The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

Motivational Conflict More Triumph

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

Women God Character Men

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

Wisdom Thinking Habit Long Wrong

I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so that my children can live in peace.

Children Peace Time Live

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.

Smile Love Strength Heart

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

Good Religion World Country Mankind

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

Inspirational Power World Over

Reason obeys itself; and ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.

Ignorance Reason Whatever Itself

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

Shadow Men Thinking Horizon

Top 10
Thomas Paine
Quotes

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

Always Temper Virtue Moderation

If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.

Day Peace Child Trouble May

The Vatican is a dagger in the heart of Italy.

Heart Italy Vatican Dagger

Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property... Horrid mischief would ensue were the law-abiding deprived of the use of them.

World Well Property Order

These are the times that try men's souls.

Men Try Souls Times

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

Which Too Lightly Esteem Obtain

All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit.

Me Power Christian Human

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.

Wisdom War Progress End

It is not a God, just and good, but a devil, under the name of God, that the Bible describes.

Good God Devil Bible

Character is much easier kept than recovered.

Character Than Much Easier Recovered

Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.

Best Evil Government Worst

Time makes more converts than reason.

Time More Reason Than

He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.

Enemy Reach Will Duty

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.

Freedom Men Blessings Expect

It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry.

Truth Only Error Inquiry

That God cannot lie, is no advantage to your argument, because it is no proof that priests can not, or that the Bible does not.

God Bible Lie Argument

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