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Quote by Thomas Paine
Human nature is not of itself vicious. - Thomas Paine

Human nature is not of itself vicious. – Thomas Paine

Other quotes by Thomas Paine

Every religion is good that teaches man to be good and I know of none that instructs him to be bad. – Thomas Paine

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Is it not a species of blasphemy to call the New Testament revealed religion, when we see in it such contradictions and absurdities. – Thomas Paine

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Religion
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Every science has for its basis a system of principles as fixed and unalterable as those by which the universe is regulated and governed. Man cannot make principles he can only discover them. – Thomas Paine

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Other Quotes from
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Adults are always so busy with the dull and dusty affairs of life which have nothing to do with grass, trees, and running streams. – The Little Grey Men by BB (Denys Watkins-Pitchford), 1942

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Nature

We coin concepts and we use them to analyse and explain nature and society. But we seem to forget, midway, that these concepts are our own constructs and start equating them with reality. – Abdolkarim Soroush

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Nature

A setting sun still whispers a promise for tomorrow. – Jeb Dickerson, jebdickerson.com

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Nature

Custom is our nature. What are our natural principles but principles of custom? – Blaise Pascal

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Nature

Random Quotes

This evening I wish to suggest that we Christians should accompany people on their pilgrimages. Specifically we should travel with people as they search for the good, the true and the beautiful. – Timothy Radcliffe

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If you must be in a hurry, then let it be according to the old adage, and hasten slowly. – Saint Vincent de Paul

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To pursue a so-called Third Way is foolish. We had our experience with this in the 1960s when we looked for a socialism with a human face. It did not work, and we must be explicit that we are not aiming for a more efficient version of a system that has failed. – Vaclav Klaus

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Beauty is truths smile when she beholds her own face in a perfect mirror. – Rabindranath Tagore

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Beauty