Wisdom Quote by Thomas Paine — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“The connection between vice and meanness is a fit subject for satire, but when the satire is a fact, it cuts with the irresistible power of a diamond.”

“The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark.”

“While the characters of men are forming, as is always the case in revolutions, there is a reciprocal suspicion, and a disposition to misinterpret each other; and even parties directly opposite in principle will sometimes concur in pushing forward the same movement with very different views, and with the hope of its producing very different consequences.”

“The most formidable weapon against errors of every kind is reason.”

“The most formidable weapon against errors of every kind is reason.”

“Nothing, they say is more certain than death, and nothing more uncertain than the time of dying”

“The best people are always the worst. They drive everyone mad by being so good at second-guessing everything bad.”

“Seek and see all the marvels around you. You will get tired of looking at yourself alone, and that fatigue will make you deaf and blind to everything else. - Don Juan”

“There was a considerable difference between the ages of my parents, but this circumstance seemed to unite them only closer in bonds of devoted affection.”

“The man of wisdom is never of two minds;”

“The knowing ones must have pity on the ignorant.”

“Happiness is never there to stay [...] Happiness is merely a respite offered by inquietude.”