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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.

David Hume

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.
DAVID HUME

Alone Arrogant Man Mistake Passion Secure
No man ever threw away life while it was worth keeping.
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Life Man Worth
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
If subjects must never resist, it follows that every prince, without any effort, policy, or violence, is at once rendered absolute and uncontrollable.
DAVID HUME

Effort Follow Philosophy Resist Violence
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
But the greatest part of mankind float between vice and virtue.
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Float Great Man Virtue
What a peculiar privilege has this little agitation of the brain which we call ‘thought’
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Brain Philosophy Privilege Thought
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
But the life of a man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.
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Animal Deep Great Important Life Man Philosophy Universe
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
The identity that we ascribe to things is only a fictitious one, established by the mind, not a peculiar nature belonging to what we’re talking about.
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Fiction Identity Mind Nature Talk Thing
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?
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Infinite Philosophy Satisfy
There is nothing to be learnt from a Professor, which is not to be met with in Books.
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Book Deep Learning Philosophy
When suicide is out of fashion we conclude that none but madmen destroy themselves.
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Death Destroy Mental
All knowledge degenerates into probability.
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Knowledge One Liner

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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