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Tis not unreasonable for me to prefer the destruction of the whole world to the scratching of my finger.

David Hume

Revolutions of government cannot be effected by the mere force of argument and reasoning.
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Argument Force Government Politics Revolution
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
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
It is, therefore, a just political maxim, that every man must be supposed a knave.
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Man Philosophy Politics
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
A purpose, an intention, a design, strikes everywhere even the careless, the most stupid thinker.
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Care Design Purpose Stupidity Think
When suicide is out of fashion we conclude that none but madmen destroy themselves.
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Death Destroy Mental
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
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
Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them
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Beauty Contemplate Exist Mind Thing
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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Deep Imagination Important Philosophy War Word
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
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
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
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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Believe Deep Examine Philosophy
It is possible for the same thing both to be and not to be.
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Deep Philosophy Possible Thing

Tis not unreasonable for me to prefer the destruction of the whole world to the scratching of my finger.

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