Thomas Paine (born Thomas Pain; February 9, 1737 [O.S. January 29, 1736] – June 8, 1809) was an English-born American Founding Father, French Revolutionary, inventor, political philosopher, and statesman. He authored Common Sense (1776) and The American Crisis (1776–1783), two of the most influential pamphlets at the start of the...
I think that God in creating Man somewhat overestimated his ability.
There is no duty we so much underrate as the duty of being happy.
There is no duty we so much underrate as the as the duty of being happy.