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It is, therefore, a just political maxim, that every man must be supposed a knave.

David Hume

When suicide is out of fashion we conclude that none but madmen destroy themselves.
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Death Destroy Mental
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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Alone Man Passion Philosophy Result Temper Thing Understand
It is, therefore, a just political maxim, that every man must be supposed a knave.
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Man Philosophy Politics
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
Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them
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Beauty Contemplate Exist Mind Thing
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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Deep Imagination Important Philosophy War Word
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
Revolutions of government cannot be effected by the mere force of argument and reasoning.
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Argument Force Government Politics Revolution
Be a philosopher; but, amidst all your philosophy, be still a man.
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Deep Man Philosophy
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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Believe Deity God Human Low Passion Philosophy
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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Gain Man Music Victory War
It is, therefore, a just political maxim, that every man must be supposed a knave.
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Man Philosophy Politics
The bigotry of theologians is a malady which seems almost incurable.
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Cure Philosophy
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
It is difficult for a man to speak long of himself without vanity.
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Difficult Man Philosophy Speak
All sentiment is right; because sentiment has a reference to nothing beyond itself, and is always real, wherever a man is conscious of it.
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Always Conscious Man Real Reference Right

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