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But the greatest part of mankind float between vice and virtue.

David Hume

Revolutions of government cannot be effected by the mere force of argument and reasoning.
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Argument Force Government Politics Revolution
In public affairs men are often better pleased that the truth, though known to everybody, should be wrapped up under a decent cover than if it were exposed in open daylight to the eyes of all the world.
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Affair Day Decent Expose Eyes Man Public Truth World
The truth springs from arguments amongst friends.
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Argument Friendship One Liner Season Truth
It is difficult for a man to speak long of himself without vanity.
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Difficult Man Philosophy Speak
It is possible for the same thing both to be and not to be.
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Deep Philosophy Possible Thing
Heaven and Hell suppose two distinct species of men, the good and bad.
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The science of man is the only solid foundation for the other sciences.
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Foundation Man Science
How can we satisfy ourselves without going on in infinitum? And, after all, what satisfaction is there in that infinite progression?
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Infinite Philosophy Satisfy
What a peculiar privilege has this little agitation of the brain which we call ‘thought’
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Brain Philosophy Privilege Thought
A wise man apportions his beliefs to the evidence.
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Believe Evidence Man One Liner Wise
If subjects must never resist, it follows that every prince, without any effort, policy, or violence, is at once rendered absolute and uncontrollable.
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Effort Follow Philosophy Resist Violence
Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions, and can never pretend to any other office than to serve and obey them.
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Nothing is more usual than for philosophers to encroach upon the province of grammarians; and to engage in disputes of words, while they imagine that they are handling controversies of the deepest importance and concern
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Deep Imagination Important Philosophy War Word
No man ever threw away life while it was worth keeping.
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I never knew anyone, that examined and deliberated about nonsense, who did not believe it before the end of his enquiries.
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Believe Deep Examine Philosophy
Be a philosopher; but, amidst all your philosophy, be still a man.
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But the greatest part of mankind float between vice and virtue.

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