"The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph."

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The theme of success is universal, yet Thomas Paine manages to capture its essence in a uniquely profound way. Taking a moment to internalize this can shift our mindset, reminding us that our perspective on success often shapes our reality.

About Thomas Paine

Thomas Paine was an English-born American Founding Father, inventor, political philosopher, and statesman. He authored Common Sense (1776) and The American Crisis (1776–1783), two of the most influential pamphlets at the start of the American Revolution, and he helped to inspire the colonial era patriots in 1776 to declare independence from Great Britain. His ideas reflected Enlightenment-era ideals of human rights.

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"That God cannot lie, is no advantage to your argument, because it is no proof that priests can not, or that the Bible does not."

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"The instant formal government is abolished, society begins to act. A general association takes place, and common interest produces common security."

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"The first requisite for success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies to one problem incessantly without growing weary."

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"It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve and bad things are very easy to get."

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