When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary. Thomas Paine hereditaryplanposterity Change image and share on social
It is the direction and not the magnitude which is to be taken into consideration. Thomas Paine considerationdirectionmagnitude Change image and share on social
We can only reason from what is; we can reason on actualities, but not on possibilities. Thomas Paine actualitypossibilityreason Change image and share on social
The most formidable weapon against errors of every kind is reason. Thomas Paine errorformidablekind Change image and share on social
It is an affront to treat falsehood with complaisance. Thomas Paine affrontcomplaisancefalsehood Change image and share on social
It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry. Thomas Paine errorinquiryshrink Change image and share on social
It is not a God, just and good, but a devil, under the name of God, that the Bible describes. Thomas Paine bibledescribedevil Change image and share on social
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. Thomas Paine abedabilitybare share on social
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. Thomas Paine advantageargumentbible Change image and share on social
