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The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.

~Thomas Paine

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The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

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Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us.

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I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. '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.

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Character is much easier kept than recovered.

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He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.

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We have it in our power to begin the world over again.

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A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right.

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The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.

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If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Writer

Born: January 29th, 1737

Died: June 8th, 1809

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