A miracle is a violation of the laws of nature.
DAVID HUMEThe 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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There is nothing to be learnt from a Professor, which is not to be met with in Books.
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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.
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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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Where am I, or what? From what causes do I derive my existence, and to what condition shall I return?
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The gazing populace receive greedily, without examination, whatever soothes superstition and promotes wonder.
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Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them
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I weigh the one miracle against the other and according to the superiority which I discover, I pronounce my decision.
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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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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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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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Any pride or haughtiness, is displeasing to us, merely because it shocks our own pride, and leads us by sympathy into comparison, which causes the disagreeable passion of humility.
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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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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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What a peculiar privilege has this little agitation of the brain which we call ‘thought’
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Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous.
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