It is not a God, just and good, but a devil, under the name of God, that the bible describes. — Thomas Paine
The abilities of man must fall short on one side or the other, like too scanty a blanket when you are abed. — Thomas Paine
The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection. — Thomas Paine
Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us. — Thomas Paine
That God cannot lie, is no advantage to your argument, because it is no proof that priests can not — Thomas Paine
The whole religious complexion of the modern world is due to the absence from jerusalem of a lunatic asylum. — Thomas Paine
When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary. — Thomas Paine
There are two distinct classes of what are called thoughts: those that we produce in ourselves — Thomas Paine
Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it. — Thomas Paine
Those who want to reap the benefits of this great nation must bear the fatigue of supporting it. — Thomas Paine
When men yield up the privilege of thinking, the last shadow of liberty quits the horizon. — Thomas Paine
We can only reason from what is; we can reason on actualities, but not on possibilities. — Thomas Paine
Any system of religion that has anything in it that shocks the mind of a child, cannot be true. — Thomas Paine
But such is the irresistable nature of truth, that all it asks, and all it wants is the liberty of appearing. — Thomas Paine
We hold the moral obligation of providing for old age, helpless infancy, and poverty is far — Thomas Paine
The sublime and the ridiculous are often so nearly related, that it is difficult to class them separately. — Thomas Paine
The word religion is a word of forced application when used with respect to the worship of God. — Thomas Paine