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What a peculiar privilege has this little agitation of the brain which we call ‘thought’

David Hume

When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken, giving views to passion without that proper deliberation which alone can secure them from the grossest absurdities.
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Alone Arrogant Man Mistake Passion Secure
Any pride or haughtiness, is displeasing to us, merely because it shocks our own pride, and leads us by sympathy into comparison, which causes the disagreeable passion of humility.
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Compare Haunt Passion Philosophy Pride Sympathy
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
No man ever threw away life while it was worth keeping.
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Life Man Worth
The truth springs from arguments amongst friends.
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Argument Friendship One Liner Season Truth
It is, therefore, a just political maxim, that every man must be supposed a knave.
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Man Philosophy Politics
The bigotry of theologians is a malady which seems almost incurable.
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Cure Philosophy
Revolutions of government cannot be effected by the mere force of argument and reasoning.
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Argument Force Government Politics Revolution
But the greatest part of mankind float between vice and virtue.
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Float Great Man Virtue
It is possible for the same thing both to be and not to be.
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Deep Philosophy Possible Thing
To philosophers and historians, the madness and imbecile wickedness of mankind ought to appear ordinary events.
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Appear History Mad Ordinary Philosophy
The Crusades – the most signal and most durable monument of human folly that has yet appeared in any age or nation.
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Age Appear Human Monument Nation
Beauty is no quality in things themselves: It exists merely in the mind which contemplates them; and each mind perceives a different beauty.
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Beautiful Different Exist Mind Philosophy Quality Thing
A purpose, an intention, a design, strikes everywhere even the careless, the most stupid thinker.
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Care Design Purpose Stupidity Think
A miracle is a violation of the laws of nature.
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Law Miracle Nature One Liner
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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Answer Deep Evil Old Question

What a peculiar privilege has this little agitation of the brain which we call ‘thought’

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