All knowledge degenerates into probability.
DAVID HUMEGenerally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous.
More David Hume Quotes
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The truth springs from arguments amongst friends.
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It is an absurdity to believe that the Deity has human passions, and one of the lowest of human passions, a restless appetite for applause
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The science of man is the only solid foundation for the other sciences.
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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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Liberty of any kind is never lost all at once
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But the greatest part of mankind float between vice and virtue.
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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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no testimony is sufficient to establish a miracle, unless the testimony be of such a kind, that its falsehood would be more miraculous, than the fact, which it endeavors to establish.
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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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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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A purpose, an intention, a design, strikes everywhere even the careless, the most stupid thinker.
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The victory is not gained by the men at arms, who manage the pike and the sword; but by the trumpeters, drummers, and musicians of the army.
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I weigh the one miracle against the other and according to the superiority which I discover, I pronounce my decision.
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Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions.
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Carelessness and in-attention alone can afford us any remedy. For this reason I rely entirely upon them.
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