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The gazing populace receive greedily, without examination, whatever soothes superstition and promotes wonder.

David Hume

It is possible for the same thing both to be and not to be.
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Deep Philosophy Possible Thing
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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Alone Arrogant Man Mistake Passion Secure
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
The science of man is the only solid foundation for the other sciences.
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Foundation Man Science
It is, therefore, a just political maxim, that every man must be supposed a knave.
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Man Philosophy Politics
It is difficult for a man to speak long of himself without vanity.
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Difficult Man Philosophy Speak
But the greatest part of mankind float between vice and virtue.
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Float Great Man Virtue
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
The bigotry of theologians is a malady which seems almost incurable.
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Cure Philosophy
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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Alone Man Passion Philosophy Result Temper Thing Understand
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
Liberty of any kind is never lost all at once
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Freedom Liberty Lost One Liner
Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions, and can never pretend to any other office than to serve and obey them.
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Obey Passion Reason Serve Slave
A purpose, an intention, a design, strikes everywhere even the careless, the most stupid thinker.
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Care Design Purpose Stupidity Think
Where am I, or what? From what causes do I derive my existence, and to what condition shall I return?
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Condition Exist Philosophy Return

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