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It is difficult for a man to speak long of himself without vanity.

David Hume

A purpose, an intention, a design, strikes everywhere even the careless, the most stupid thinker.
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Care Design Purpose Stupidity Think
A miracle is a violation of the laws of nature.
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Law Miracle Nature 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.
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Passion Reason Slave
Be a philosopher; but, amidst all your philosophy, be still a man.
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Deep Man Philosophy
It is, therefore, a just political maxim, that every man must be supposed a knave.
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Man Philosophy Politics
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
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
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
When suicide is out of fashion we conclude that none but madmen destroy themselves.
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Death Destroy Mental
The bigotry of theologians is a malady which seems almost incurable.
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Cure Philosophy
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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Excellent Happiness Himself Philosophy Situation Temper
Tis not unreasonable for me to prefer the destruction of the whole world to the scratching of my finger.
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Destruction Fingers Reason World
The gazing populace receive greedily, without examination, whatever soothes superstition and promotes wonder.
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Greedy Philosophy Wonder
It is, therefore, a just political maxim, that every man must be supposed a knave.
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Man Philosophy Politics
The science of man is the only solid foundation for the other sciences.
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Foundation Man Science

It is difficult for a man to speak long of himself without vanity.

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