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

David Hume

But the greatest part of mankind float between vice and virtue.
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Men’s views of things are the result of their understanding alone. Their conduct is regulated by their understanding, their temper, and their passions.
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The bigotry of theologians is a malady which seems almost incurable.
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Cure Philosophy
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
I weigh the one miracle against the other and according to the superiority which I discover, I pronounce my decision.
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Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them
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Liberty of any kind is never lost all at once
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The gazing populace receive greedily, without examination, whatever soothes superstition and promotes wonder.
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It is, therefore, a just political maxim, that every man must be supposed a knave.
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To philosophers and historians, the madness and imbecile wickedness of mankind ought to appear ordinary events.
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Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous.
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Revolutions of government cannot be effected by the mere force of argument and reasoning.
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A miracle is a violation of the laws of nature.
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A purpose, an intention, a design, strikes everywhere even the careless, the most stupid thinker.
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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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In public affairs men are often better pleased that the truth, though known to everybody, should be wrapped up under a decent cover than if it were exposed in open daylight to the eyes of all the world.
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