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Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous.

David Hume

It is, therefore, a just political maxim, that every man must be supposed a knave.
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Man Philosophy Politics
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
Carelessness and in-attention alone can afford us any remedy. For this reason I rely entirely upon them.
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Afford Alone Attention Care Reason
The identity that we ascribe to things is only a fictitious one, established by the mind, not a peculiar nature belonging to what we’re talking about.
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Fiction Identity Mind Nature Talk Thing
But the greatest part of mankind float between vice and virtue.
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Float Great Man Virtue
The truth springs from arguments amongst friends.
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Argument Friendship One Liner Season Truth
The science of man is the only solid foundation for the other sciences.
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Foundation Man Science
Beauty is no quality in things themselves: It exists merely in the mind which contemplates them; and each mind perceives a different beauty.
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Beautiful Different Exist Mind Philosophy Quality Thing
Revolutions of government cannot be effected by the mere force of argument and reasoning.
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Argument Force Government Politics Revolution
A wise man apportions his beliefs to the evidence.
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Believe Evidence Man One Liner Wise
Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them
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Beauty Contemplate Exist Mind Thing
What a peculiar privilege has this little agitation of the brain which we call ‘thought’
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Brain Philosophy Privilege Thought
Be a philosopher; but, amidst all your philosophy, be still a man.
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Deep Man Philosophy
I weigh the one miracle against the other and according to the superiority which I discover, I pronounce my decision.
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Decision Discover Miracle Myself Pronounce Weight
The victory is not gained by the men at arms, who manage the pike and the sword; but by the trumpeters, drummers, and musicians of the army.
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Gain Man Music Victory War
The fact that different cultures have different practices no more refutes [moral] objectivism than the fact that water flows in different directions in different places refutes the law of gravity.
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Culture Different Direction Fact Law Place Water

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