Thomas Paine - The abilities of man must fall short on one side...

The abilities of man must fall short on one side or the other, like too scanty a blanket when you are abed. If you pull it upon your shoulders, your feet are left bare; if you thrust it down to your feet, your shoulders are uncovered.

Thomas Paine

They Said So®

Thomas Paine Quotes

;

The abilities of man must fall short on one side or the other, like too scanty a blanket when you are abed. If you pull it upon your shoulders, your feet are left bare; if you thrust it down to your feet, your shoulders are uncovered.

Keywords

abilities man fall short side scanty blanket abed pull shoulders feet left bare thrust uncovered

Explore other Authors

Laurence Sterne

Renee Fleming

Philip James Bailey

Sherwood Boehlert

Rosanne Cash

Harvey Pekar

Steve Backley

Lynn Johnston

Sachin Tendulkar

Mickey Spillane

Carl Jung

Gillian Flynn

If you are using this quote in any webpage , printmedia or any other places please use the following methods to cite this quotation.

MLA Style Citation

"A quote by Thomas Paine" theysaidso.com, 2024. Apr 19, 2024. https://theysaidso.com/quote/thomas-paine-the-abilities-of-man-must-fall-short-on-one-side-or-the-other-like

APA Style Citation

"A quote by Thomas Paine" (n.d.). theysaidso.com. Retrieved Apr 19, 2024, from theysaidso.com web site : https://theysaidso.com/quote/thomas-paine-the-abilities-of-man-must-fall-short-on-one-side-or-the-other-like

Chicago Style Citation

"A quote by Thomas Paine". theysaidso.com, 2024. https://theysaidso.com/quote/thomas-paine-the-abilities-of-man-must-fall-short-on-one-side-or-the-other-like , accessed Apr 19, 2024.

Comments

Authentication required

You must log in to post a comment.

There are no comments yet.