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It is, therefore, a just political maxim, that every man must be supposed a knave.

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
When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken, giving views to passion without that proper deliberation which alone can secure them from the grossest absurdities.
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Alone Arrogant Man Mistake Passion Secure
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
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
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
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
A wise man apportions his beliefs to the evidence.
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Believe Evidence Man One Liner Wise
I may venture to affirm of the rest of mankind, that they are nothing but a bundle or collection of different perceptions, which succeed each other with an inconceivable rapidity, and are in a perpetual flux and movement.
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Different Man Perspective Success
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
It is, therefore, a just political maxim, that every man must be supposed a knave.
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Man Philosophy Politics
No man ever threw away life while it was worth keeping.
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Life Man Worth
The truth springs from arguments amongst friends.
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Argument Friendship One Liner Season Truth
Men’s views of things are the result of their understanding alone. Their conduct is regulated by their understanding, their temper, and their passions.
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Alone Man Passion Philosophy Result Temper Thing Understand
Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them
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Beauty Contemplate Exist Mind Thing
A purpose, an intention, a design, strikes everywhere even the careless, the most stupid thinker.
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Care Design Purpose Stupidity Think
When suicide is out of fashion we conclude that none but madmen destroy themselves.
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Death Destroy Mental

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