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Revolutions of government cannot be effected by the mere force of argument and reasoning.

David Hume

But the greatest part of mankind float between vice and virtue.
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Float Great Man Virtue
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
Revolutions of government cannot be effected by the mere force of argument and reasoning.
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Argument Force Government Politics Revolution
All knowledge degenerates into probability.
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Knowledge One Liner
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
When suicide is out of fashion we conclude that none but madmen destroy themselves.
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Death Destroy Mental
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
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.
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Deep Establish False Kind Miracle Philosophy Sufficient
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
It is, therefore, a just political maxim, that every man must be supposed a knave.
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Man Philosophy Politics
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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Compare Haunt Passion Philosophy Pride Sympathy
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
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
Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them
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Beauty Contemplate Exist Mind Thing
It is, therefore, a just political maxim, that every man must be supposed a knave.
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Man Philosophy Politics
A wise man apportions his beliefs to the evidence.
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Believe Evidence Man One Liner Wise

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