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He is happy whose circumstances suit his temper, but he is more excellent who can suit his temper to his circumstance.

David Hume

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
Be a philosopher; but, amidst all your philosophy, be still a man.
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Deep Man Philosophy
A miracle is a violation of the laws of nature.
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Law Miracle Nature One Liner
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 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
Nothing is more usual than for philosophers to encroach upon the province of grammarians; and to engage in disputes of words, while they imagine that they are handling controversies of the deepest importance and concern
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Deep Imagination Important Philosophy War Word
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
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
The truth springs from arguments amongst friends.
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Argument Friendship One Liner Season Truth
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
It is difficult for a man to speak long of himself without vanity.
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Difficult Man Philosophy Speak
What a peculiar privilege has this little agitation of the brain which we call ‘thought’
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Brain Philosophy Privilege Thought
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
A wise man apportions his beliefs to the evidence.
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Believe Evidence Man One Liner Wise
To be a philosophical Sceptic is the first and most essential step towards being a sound, believing Christian.
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