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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.

David Hume

The gazing populace receive greedily, without examination, whatever soothes superstition and promotes wonder.
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Greedy Philosophy Wonder
It is difficult for a man to speak long of himself without vanity.
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Difficult Man Philosophy Speak
A miracle is a violation of the laws of nature.
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Law Miracle Nature One Liner
A wise man apportions his beliefs to the evidence.
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Believe Evidence Man One Liner Wise
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
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
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
As every inquiry which regards religion is of the utmost importance, there are two questions in particular which challenge our attention, to wit, that concerning its foundation in reason, and that concerning it origin in human nature.
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Attention Challenge Deep Foundation Human Important Philosophy Reason Religious
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
No man ever threw away life while it was worth keeping.
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Life Man Worth
The feelings of our heart, the agitation of our passions, the vehemence of our affections, dissipate all its conclusions, and reduce the profound philosopher to a mere plebeian.
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Affection Feeling Heart Passion Philosophy
Epicurus’s old questions are still unanswered: Is he (God) willing to prevent evil, but not able? then he is impotent. Is he able, but not willing? then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? then whence evil?
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Answer Deep Evil Old Question
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
He is happy whose circumstances suit his temper, but he is more excellent who can suit his temper to his circumstance.
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Excellent Happiness Himself Philosophy Situation Temper
We make allowance for a certain degree of selfishness in men; because we know it to be inseparable from human nature, and inherent in our frame and constitution. By this reflexion we correct those sentiments of blame, which so naturally arise upon any opposition.
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Allow Blame Human Man Philosophy Selfish Separate
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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Obey Passion Reason Serve Slave

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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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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