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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.

David Hume

It is possible for the same thing both to be and not to be.
DAVID HUME

Deep Philosophy Possible Thing
I never knew anyone, that examined and deliberated about nonsense, who did not believe it before the end of his enquiries.
DAVID HUME

Believe Deep Examine 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
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
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
No man ever threw away life while it was worth keeping.
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Life Man Worth
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
It is, therefore, a just political maxim, that every man must be supposed a knave.
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Man Philosophy Politics
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.
DAVID HUME

Alone Arrogant Man Mistake Passion Secure
A wise man apportions his beliefs to the evidence.
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Believe Evidence Man One Liner Wise
Carelessness and in-attention alone can afford us any remedy. For this reason I rely entirely upon them.
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Afford Alone Attention Care Reason
Liberty of any kind is never lost all at once
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Freedom Liberty Lost One Liner
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
When suicide is out of fashion we conclude that none but madmen destroy themselves.
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Death Destroy Mental
If subjects must never resist, it follows that every prince, without any effort, policy, or violence, is at once rendered absolute and uncontrollable.
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Effort Follow Philosophy Resist Violence
Reading and sauntering and lounging and dosing, which I call thinking, is my supreme Happiness.
DAVID HUME

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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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