No man ever threw away life while it was worth keeping.
DAVID HUMEReason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions.
More David Hume Quotes
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Revolutions of government cannot be effected by the mere force of argument and reasoning.
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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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Heaven and Hell suppose two distinct species of men, the good and bad.
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But the greatest part of mankind float between vice and virtue.
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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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It is, therefore, a just political maxim, that every man must be supposed a knave.
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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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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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When suicide is out of fashion we conclude that none but madmen destroy themselves.
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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 bigotry of theologians is a malady which seems almost incurable.
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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 fact that different cultures have different practices no more refutes [moral] objectivism than the fact that water flows in different directions in different places refutes the law of gravity.
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