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

David Hume

The truth springs from arguments amongst friends.
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Argument Friendship One Liner Season Truth
No man ever threw away life while it was worth keeping.
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Life Man Worth
We make allowance for a certain degree of selfishness in men; because we know it to be inseparable from human nature, and inherent in our frame and constitution. By this reflexion we correct those sentiments of blame, which so naturally arise upon any opposition.
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Allow Blame Human Man Philosophy Selfish Separate
The bigotry of theologians is a malady which seems almost incurable.
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Cure Philosophy
A wise man apportions his beliefs to the evidence.
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Believe Evidence Man One Liner Wise
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
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
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
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
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
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
It is, therefore, a just political maxim, that every man must be supposed a knave.
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Man Philosophy Politics
Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous.
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Danger Deep Error Philosophy Religious Speak
A miracle is a violation of the laws of nature.
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Law Miracle Nature One Liner
A purpose, an intention, a design, strikes everywhere even the careless, the most stupid thinker.
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Care Design Purpose Stupidity Think
It is possible for the same thing both to be and not to be.
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Deep Philosophy Possible Thing

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