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To be a philosophical Sceptic is the first and most essential step towards being a sound, believing Christian.

David Hume

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
The fact that different cultures have different practices no more refutes [moral] objectivism than the fact that water flows in different directions in different places refutes the law of gravity.
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Culture Different Direction Fact Law Place Water
The truth springs from arguments amongst friends.
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Argument Friendship One Liner Season Truth
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
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
The science of man is the only solid foundation for the other sciences.
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Foundation Man Science
Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions.
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Passion Reason Slave
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
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
No man ever threw away life while it was worth keeping.
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Life Man Worth
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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Affection Feeling Heart Passion Philosophy
It is difficult for a man to speak long of himself without vanity.
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Difficult Man Philosophy Speak
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
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
Be a philosopher; but, amidst all your philosophy, be still a man.
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Deep Man Philosophy
Revolutions of government cannot be effected by the mere force of argument and reasoning.
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Argument Force Government Politics Revolution

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