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

David Hume

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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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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The gazing populace receive greedily, without examination, whatever soothes superstition and promotes wonder.
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It is, therefore, a just political maxim, that every man must be supposed a knave.
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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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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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A purpose, an intention, a design, strikes everywhere even the careless, the most stupid thinker.
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As every inquiry which regards religion is of the utmost importance, there are two questions in particular which challenge our attention, to wit, that concerning its foundation in reason, and that concerning it origin in human nature.
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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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All sentiment is right; because sentiment has a reference to nothing beyond itself, and is always real, wherever a man is conscious of it.
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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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Be a philosopher; but, amidst all your philosophy, be still a man.
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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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Carelessness and in-attention alone can afford us any remedy. For this reason I rely entirely upon them.
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Heaven and Hell suppose two distinct species of men, the good and bad.
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