Quotes by Thomas Paine about Man

Thomas Paine English writer

Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man.

Quote by Thomas Paine about man

Every religion is good that teaches man to be good; and I know of none that instructs him to be bad.

Quote by Thomas Paine about man

Every science has for its basis a system of principles as fixed and unalterable as those by which the universe is regulated and governed. Man cannot make principles, he can only discover them.

Quote by Thomas Paine about man

I believe in the equality of man, and I believe that religious duties consist in doing justice, loving mercy, and endeavoring to make our fellow-creatures happy.

Quote by Thomas Paine about man

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...

Quote by Thomas Paine about man

It is necessary to the happiness of man that he be mentally faithful to himself. Infidelity does not consist in believing, or in disbelieving, it consists in professing to believe what he does not believe.

Quote by Thomas Paine about man

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

Quote by Thomas Paine about man

The abilities of man must fall short on one side or the other, like too scanty a blanket when you are abed. If you pull it upon your shoulders, your feet are left bare, if you thrust it down to your feet, your shoulders are uncovered.

Quote by Thomas Paine about man

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

Quote by Thomas Paine about man

These are the times that try men's souls.

Quote by Thomas Paine about man

These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country, but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.

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

Quote by Thomas Paine about man

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

Quote by Thomas Paine about man