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Quote DB :: Authors :: Thomas Paine :: View Quote View Quote "Virtues are acquired through endeavor, Which rests wholly upon yourself. So, to praise others for their virtues can but encourage one's own efforts." - Copy to Clipboard   --  Thomas Paine Listed in: Virtue Add Quote To Your Quote List   Rating: 3  Rate Quote 2 votes submitted Your Name: Friend's Email: Sponsored Links Top 5 quotes from Thomas Paine "There are two distinct classes of what are called thoughts: those that we produce in ourselves by reflection and the act of thinking and those that bolt into the mind of their own accord." "'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." "Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one." "Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us." "That government is best which governs least." Top 5 quotes from Virtue "I care not what others think of what I do, but I care very much about what I think of what I do. That is character!" "Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries." "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." "There is not enough darkness in all the world to put out the light of even one small candle." "Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."

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