"Better fare hard with good men than..." - Quote by Thomas Paine
Better fare hard with good men than feast it with bad.
More by Thomas Paine
“It is unnatural that a pure stream should flow from a foul fountain its vices are but a continuation of the vices of its origin. A man of moral honor and good political principles, cannot submit to the mean drudgery and disgraceful arts, by which such elections are carried. To be a successful candidate, he must be destitute of the qualities that constitute a just legislator: and being thus disciplined to corruption it is not to be expected that the representative should be better than the man.”
“Wisdom is not the purchase of a day, and it is no wonder that we should err at the first setting off.”
“To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.”
More on Morality
“I know myself too well to believe in pure virtue.”
“Man was destined for society. His morality therefore was to be formed to this object. He was endowed with a sense of right and wrong merely relative to this. This sense is as much a part of his nature as the sense of hearing, seeing, feeling; it is the true foundation of morality... The moral sense, or conscience, is as much a part of man as his leg or arm. It is given to all human beings in a stronger or weaker degree, as force of members is given them in a greater or less degree. It may be strengthened by exercise, as may any particular limb of the body.”
“Knowing what's right doesn't mean much unless you do what's right.”
More on Companionship
“I prefer to stroll which has a buddy at nighttime, than by itself inside the light.”
“For real company and friendship, there is nothing outside the animal kingdom that is comparable to a river.”
“We sit silently and watch the world around us. This has taken a lifetime to learn. It seems only the old are able to sit next to one another and not say anything and still feel content. The young, brash and impatient, must always break the silence. It is a waste, for silence is pure. Silence is holy. It draws people together because only those who are comfortable with each other can sit without speaking. This is the great paradox.”