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

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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To philosophers and historians, the madness and imbecile wickedness of mankind ought to appear ordinary events.
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The bigotry of theologians is a malady which seems almost incurable.
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Cure Philosophy
Reading and sauntering and lounging and dosing, which I call thinking, is my supreme Happiness.
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Happiness Read Think
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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A miracle is a violation of the laws of nature.
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Nothing is more usual than for philosophers to encroach upon the province of grammarians; and to engage in disputes of words, while they imagine that they are handling controversies of the deepest importance and concern
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It is difficult for a man to speak long of himself without vanity.
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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
The gazing populace receive greedily, without examination, whatever soothes superstition and promotes wonder.
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Greedy Philosophy Wonder
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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Different Man Perspective Success
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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But the life of a man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.
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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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The Crusades – the most signal and most durable monument of human folly that has yet appeared in any age or nation.
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Heaven and Hell suppose two distinct species of men, the good and bad.
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