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I never knew anyone, that examined and deliberated about nonsense, who did not believe it before the end of his enquiries.

David Hume

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
A wise man apportions his beliefs to the evidence.
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Believe Evidence Man One Liner Wise
It is possible for the same thing both to be and not to be.
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Deep Philosophy Possible Thing
If subjects must never resist, it follows that every prince, without any effort, policy, or violence, is at once rendered absolute and uncontrollable.
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Effort Follow Philosophy Resist Violence
Heaven and Hell suppose two distinct species of men, the good and bad.
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Bad Deep Good Heaven Hell Man Philosophy Religious
I weigh the one miracle against the other and according to the superiority which I discover, I pronounce my decision.
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Decision Discover Miracle Myself Pronounce Weight
It is, therefore, a just political maxim, that every man must be supposed a knave.
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Man Philosophy Politics
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
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
No man ever threw away life while it was worth keeping.
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Life Man Worth
Reading and sauntering and lounging and dosing, which I call thinking, is my supreme Happiness.
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Happiness Read Think
But the greatest part of mankind float between vice and virtue.
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Float Great Man Virtue
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
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
It is an absurdity to believe that the Deity has human passions, and one of the lowest of human passions, a restless appetite for applause
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Believe Deity God Human Low Passion Philosophy
All knowledge degenerates into probability.
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Knowledge One Liner

I never knew anyone, that examined and deliberated about nonsense, who did not believe it before the end of his enquiries.

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