It is, therefore, a just political maxim, that every man must be supposed a knave.
DAVID HUME
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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It is, therefore, a just political maxim, that every man must be supposed a knave.
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A wise man apportions his beliefs to the evidence.
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The gazing populace receive greedily, without examination, whatever soothes superstition and promotes wonder.
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No man ever threw away life while it was worth keeping.
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All knowledge degenerates into probability.
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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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To be a philosophical Sceptic is the first and most essential step towards being a sound, believing Christian.
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Be a philosopher; but, amidst all your philosophy, be still a man.
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Heaven and Hell suppose two distinct species of men, the good and bad.
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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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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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The bigotry of theologians is a malady which seems almost incurable.
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The feelings of our heart, the agitation of our passions, the vehemence of our affections, dissipate all its conclusions, and reduce the profound philosopher to a mere plebeian.
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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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