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

David Hume

To philosophers and historians, the madness and imbecile wickedness of mankind ought to appear ordinary events.
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Appear History Mad Ordinary 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 an absurdity to believe that the Deity has human passions, and one of the lowest of human passions, a restless appetite for applause
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Believe Deity God Human Low Passion Philosophy
The Crusades – the most signal and most durable monument of human folly that has yet appeared in any age or nation.
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Age Appear Human Monument Nation
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
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
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
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
It is difficult for a man to speak long of himself without vanity.
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Difficult Man Philosophy Speak
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
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
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
When suicide is out of fashion we conclude that none but madmen destroy themselves.
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Death Destroy Mental
It is possible for the same thing both to be and not to be.
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Deep Philosophy Possible Thing
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
Liberty of any kind is never lost all at once
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Freedom Liberty Lost One Liner

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

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