“Wisdom is not the purchase of a day, and it is no wonder that we should err at the first setting off.” — Thomas Paine · The Inspired Sage

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Wisdom is not the purchase of a day, and it is no wonder that we should err at the first setting off.

— Thomas Paine

Political activist and philosopher

Thomas Paine, The Crisis No. I (written 19 December 1776, published 23 December 1776).

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Source: Thomas Paine, The Crisis No. I (written 19 December 1776, published 23 December 1776).
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