Thomas Paine Quote

What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness [high cost] only that gives everything its value.


The American Crisis, 1776–1783


What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness [high cost] only that gives everything its value.

What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness [high cost] only that gives everything its value.

What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness [high cost] only that gives everything its value.

What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness [high cost] only that gives everything its value.