no testimony is sufficient to establish a miracle, unless the testimony be of such a kind, that its falsehood would be more miraculous, than the fact, which it endeavors to establish.
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.
More David Hume Quotes
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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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The truth springs from arguments amongst friends.
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Be a philosopher; but, amidst all your philosophy, be still a man.
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The science of man is the only solid foundation for the other sciences.
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No man ever threw away life while it was worth keeping.
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It is, therefore, a just political maxim, that every man must be supposed a knave.
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All knowledge degenerates into probability.
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The fact that different cultures have different practices no more refutes [moral] objectivism than the fact that water flows in different directions in different places refutes the law of gravity.
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Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous.
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To be a philosophical Sceptic is the first and most essential step towards being a sound, believing Christian.
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Men’s views of things are the result of their understanding alone. Their conduct is regulated by their understanding, their temper, and their passions.
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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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Heaven and Hell suppose two distinct species of men, the good and bad.
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Liberty of any kind is never lost all at once
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It is possible for the same thing both to be and not to be.
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