Thomas Paine Quotes About Soul

Quotes about: Soul

• These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands it NOW, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.

  Thomas Paine

  Love, Summer, Country

  The American Crisis, 19 Dec. 1776

• Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods. It would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as Freedom should not be highly rated. Britain, with an army to enforce her tyranny, has declared that she has a right (not only to tax) but "to bind us in all cases whatsoever," and if being bound in that manner, is not slavery, then is there not such a thing as slavery upon earth. Even the expression is impious, for so unlimited a power can belong only to God.

  Thomas Paine

  Army, Expression, Heaven

  Thomas Paine (1835). “The Political Writings of Thomas Paine: To which is Prefixed a Brief Sketch of the Author's Life”, p.75

• Suspicion is the companion of mean souls, and the bane of all good society.

  Thomas Paine

  Motivation, Mean, Soul

  Thomas Paine, John P. Kaminski (2002). “Citizen Paine: Thomas Paine's Thoughts on Man, Government, Society, and Religion”, p.224, Rowman & Littlefield

• These are the times that try men's souls.

  Thomas Paine

  Veterans Day, Time, Motivation

  The American Crisis, 19 Dec. 1776

• When it becomes necessary to do a thing, the whole heart and soul should go into the measure, or not attempt it.

  Thomas Paine

  Heart, Soul, Trying

  Thomas Paine, John P. Kaminski (2002). “Citizen Paine: Thomas Paine's Thoughts on Man, Government, Society, and Religion”, p.116, Rowman & Littlefield

• The times that tried men's souls are over-and the greatest and completest revolution the world ever knew, gloriously and happily accomplished.

  Thomas Paine

  Men, Soul, World

  Thomas Paine (1839). “The Crisis: A Work Written While with the Army of the Revolution, with a View of Stimulating that Patriotic Band to Persevere in Their Glorious Struggle for the Rights of Man”, p.256

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