Opinion of ghosts, ignorance of second causes, devotion to what men fear, and talking of things casual for prognostics, consisteth the natural seeds of religion


Thomas Hobbes

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The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance.
THOMAS PAINE
I believe in the equality of man; and I believe that religious duties consist in doing justice, lovi...
THOMAS PAINE
Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting ...
THOMAS PAINE
An army of principles can penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot.
THOMAS PAINE
These are the times that try men's souls.
THOMAS PAINE
What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value...
THOMAS PAINE
Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man.
THOMAS PAINE
Man should not consider his material possession his own, but as common to all, so as to share them w...
THOMAS AQUINAS
God should not be called an individual substance, since the principal of individuation is matter.
THOMAS AQUINAS
How can we live in harmony? First we need to know we are all madly in love with the same God.
THOMAS AQUINAS
If, then, you are looking for the way by which you should go, take Christ, because He Himself is the...
THOMAS AQUINAS
It is clear that he does not pray, who, far from uplifting himself to God, requires that God shall l...
THOMAS AQUINAS
The test of the artist does not lie in the will with which he goes to work, but in the excellence of...
THOMAS AQUINAS
Law is nothing other than a certain ordinance of reason for the common good, promulgated by the pers...
THOMAS AQUINAS
Good can exist without evil, whereas evil cannot exist without good.
THOMAS AQUINAS
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.
THOMAS PAINE
An injured friend is the bitterest of foes.
THOMAS JEFFERSON
If someone had told me when I was a kid I'd get an ovation from Frank Sinatra! One time, I did a...
IRWIN THOMAS
I'm not even allowed to sing in the shower at home. Too loud.
IRWIN THOMAS
I was born into a world where a lot of people who came to the house were performers.
IRWIN THOMAS
I was always one of those fortunate people who never wanted to be anything other than a singer and a...
IRWIN THOMAS
People refer to me as 'that 'Love Boat' man.'
IRWIN THOMAS
I find great beauty in songs with a creative interpretation, but most people generally don't get...
IRWIN THOMAS
I particularly like Hershey's chocolate - the kind which has almonds in it.
IRWIN THOMAS
Because I'm shy and a bit quiet, I think people assume I'm an elegant person.
IRWIN THOMAS
My grandfather was from Aberdare. He was a coal miner who emigrated and then continued mining in Pen...
IRWIN THOMAS
When people say to me 'what do you think of rap music?' my answer is there's no such thi...
IRWIN THOMAS
I believe in the players and what I've put together and we'll make it work.
ISAIAH THOMAS
Larry Brown thought Steve Francis was a Larry Brown type of player.
ISAIAH THOMAS
All of those things had been talked about, suggested, rumored, as a manager and as a member of the K...
ISAIAH THOMAS
I'll continue to try to make changes to better improve the team.
ISAIAH THOMAS
We decided to go the way of trading and getting younger players.
ISAIAH THOMAS
We were going to have to experiment, and we needed to develop our younger players. And a lot of the ...
ISAIAH THOMAS
It's been made clear to all of us that a player should never leave the playing field and go into...
ISAIAH THOMAS
My thought has always been completion. Maybe you have to rebound better, shoot better, hit free thro...
ISAIAH THOMAS
The type of athletes we draft still need types of versatility on the defense side of the ball, run t...
ISAIAH THOMAS
It wasn't about the X's and the O's and the strategy; it was more about keeping 12 guys ...
ISAIAH THOMAS
Everybody wants to be perfect.
ISAIAH THOMAS
You're always at war with the guy on the other bench. You pick up their patterns. That's wha...
ISAIAH THOMAS
I love what I'm doing.
ISAIAH THOMAS