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I weigh the one miracle against the other and according to the superiority which I discover, I pronounce my decision.

David Hume

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
What a peculiar privilege has this little agitation of the brain which we call ‘thought’
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Brain Philosophy Privilege Thought
It is, therefore, a just political maxim, that every man must be supposed a knave.
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Man Philosophy Politics
No man ever threw away life while it was worth keeping.
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Life Man Worth
It is difficult for a man to speak long of himself without vanity.
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Difficult Man Philosophy Speak
Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them
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Beauty Contemplate Exist Mind 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
The science of man is the only solid foundation for the other sciences.
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Foundation Man Science
The victory is not gained by the men at arms, who manage the pike and the sword; but by the trumpeters, drummers, and musicians of the army.
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Gain Man Music Victory War
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
Be a philosopher; but, amidst all your philosophy, be still a man.
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Deep Man 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
A wise man apportions his beliefs to the evidence.
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Believe Evidence Man One Liner Wise
Revolutions of government cannot be effected by the mere force of argument and reasoning.
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Argument Force Government Politics Revolution
We should never know how to adjust means to ends, or to employ our natural powers in the production of any effect. There would be an end at once of all action, as well as of the chief part of speculation.
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Action End Philosophy Power Product
When suicide is out of fashion we conclude that none but madmen destroy themselves.
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Death Destroy Mental

I weigh the one miracle against the other and according to the superiority which I discover, I pronounce my decision.

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