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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, therefore, a just political maxim, that every man must be supposed a knave.
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As every inquiry which regards religion is of the utmost importance, there are two questions in particular which challenge our attention, to wit, that concerning its foundation in reason, and that concerning it origin in human nature.
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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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Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous.
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Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them
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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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To be a philosophical Sceptic is the first and most essential step towards being a sound, believing Christian.
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Tis not unreasonable for me to prefer the destruction of the whole world to the scratching of my finger.
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What a peculiar privilege has this little agitation of the brain which we call ‘thought’
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The gazing populace receive greedily, without examination, whatever soothes superstition and promotes wonder.
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I may venture to affirm of the rest of mankind, that they are nothing but a bundle or collection of different perceptions, which succeed each other with an inconceivable rapidity, and are in a perpetual flux and movement.
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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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There is nothing to be learnt from a Professor, which is not to be met with in Books.
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The truth springs from arguments amongst friends.
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It is difficult for a man to speak long of himself without vanity.
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All sentiment is right; because sentiment has a reference to nothing beyond itself, and is always real, wherever a man is conscious of it.
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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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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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