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Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous.

David Hume

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
But the greatest part of mankind float between vice and virtue.
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Float Great Man Virtue
But the life of a man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.
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Animal Deep Great Important Life Man Philosophy Universe
To be a philosophical Sceptic is the first and most essential step towards being a sound, believing Christian.
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Believe History Philosophy Religious
Reading and sauntering and lounging and dosing, which I call thinking, is my supreme Happiness.
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Happiness Read Think
The truth springs from arguments amongst friends.
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Argument Friendship One Liner Season Truth
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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Attention Challenge Deep Foundation Human Important Philosophy Reason Religious
Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous.
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The bigotry of theologians is a malady which seems almost incurable.
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Cure Philosophy
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
Liberty of any kind is never lost all at once
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Freedom Liberty Lost One Liner
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
The identity that we ascribe to things is only a fictitious one, established by the mind, not a peculiar nature belonging to what we’re talking about.
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It is difficult for a man to speak long of himself without vanity.
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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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It is, therefore, a just political maxim, that every man must be supposed a knave.
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