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When suicide is out of fashion we conclude that none but madmen destroy themselves.

David Hume

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
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
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
The bigotry of theologians is a malady which seems almost incurable.
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Cure Philosophy
To be a philosophical Sceptic is the first and most essential step towards being a sound, believing Christian.
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Believe History Philosophy Religious
Any pride or haughtiness, is displeasing to us, merely because it shocks our own pride, and leads us by sympathy into comparison, which causes the disagreeable passion of humility.
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Compare Haunt Passion Philosophy Pride Sympathy
When suicide is out of fashion we conclude that none but madmen destroy themselves.
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Death Destroy Mental
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
It is difficult for a man to speak long of himself without vanity.
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Difficult Man Philosophy Speak
We should never know how to adjust means to ends, or to employ our natural powers in the production of any effect. There would be an end at once of all action, as well as of the chief part of speculation.
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Action End Philosophy Power Product
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
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
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
All knowledge degenerates into probability.
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Knowledge One Liner

When suicide is out of fashion we conclude that none but madmen destroy themselves.

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