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A purpose, an intention, a design, strikes everywhere even the careless, the most stupid thinker.

David Hume

Tis not unreasonable for me to prefer the destruction of the whole world to the scratching of my finger.
DAVID HUME

Destruction Fingers Reason World
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
How can we satisfy ourselves without going on in infinitum? And, after all, what satisfaction is there in that infinite progression?
DAVID HUME

Infinite Philosophy Satisfy
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
In public affairs men are often better pleased that the truth, though known to everybody, should be wrapped up under a decent cover than if it were exposed in open daylight to the eyes of all the world.
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Affair Day Decent Expose Eyes Man Public Truth World
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
It is, therefore, a just political maxim, that every man must be supposed a knave.
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Man Philosophy Politics
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
All knowledge degenerates into probability.
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Knowledge One Liner
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
When suicide is out of fashion we conclude that none but madmen destroy themselves.
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Death Destroy Mental
Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them
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Beauty Contemplate Exist Mind Thing
The truth springs from arguments amongst friends.
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Argument Friendship One Liner Season Truth
A wise man apportions his beliefs to the evidence.
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Believe Evidence Man One Liner Wise
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
Revolutions of government cannot be effected by the mere force of argument and reasoning.
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Argument Force Government Politics Revolution

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