Thomas Paine Quotes

From nothing to everything is a long way, from everything to nothing is one stop.

We rise to fortune by successive steps; we descend by only one.

He who blinded by ambition, raises himself to a position whence he cannot mount higher, must thereafter fall with the greatest loss.

Ambition aspires to descend.

Historically, if you look at great civilizations, why do they crumble? Is it because of what's outside or because of something internal? It's always internal. It is.

My mom is always telling me it takes a long time to get to the top, but a short time to get to the bottom.

The status quo leads to self-destruction.

Every phenom goes down one day.

Taking it easy is often the prelude to backsliding. Comfort precedes collapse.

The stationary condition is the beginning of the end

America is on her deathbed.

I do not believe in the beauty of falling.

The coach has turned into a pumpkin and the mice have all run away.

O my brothers, am I then cruel? But I say: that which is falling should also be pushed!

you never forget your first fall.

Calamitous collapse is better than mediocre defeat!

Things seem to fall apart inevitably.

Civilization is coming to an end, you understand.

If this fail, The pillar'd firmament is rottenness, And earth's base built on stubble.

The further the fall, the greater the hurt.

I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings. Coming down is the hardest thing.

I watched the mighty skyline fall

Could the world fall?

When you're at the top, there's only one way to go.