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A miracle is a violation of the laws of nature.

David Hume

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
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
It is, therefore, a just political maxim, that every man must be supposed a knave.
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Man Philosophy Politics
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
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
Reading and sauntering and lounging and dosing, which I call thinking, is my supreme Happiness.
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Happiness Read Think
Be a philosopher; but, amidst all your philosophy, be still a man.
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Deep Man Philosophy
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, therefore, a just political maxim, that every man must be supposed a knave.
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Man Philosophy Politics
Tis not unreasonable for me to prefer the destruction of the whole world to the scratching of my finger.
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Destruction Fingers Reason World
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 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 science of man is the only solid foundation for the other sciences.
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Foundation Man Science
It is possible for the same thing both to be and not to be.
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Deep Philosophy Possible Thing
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
A purpose, an intention, a design, strikes everywhere even the careless, the most stupid thinker.
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