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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.

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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Excellent Happiness Himself Philosophy Situation Temper
It is difficult for a man to speak long of himself without vanity.
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Difficult Man Philosophy Speak
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
But the life of a man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.
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Animal Deep Great Important Life Man Philosophy Universe
Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions.
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Passion Reason Slave
To philosophers and historians, the madness and imbecile wickedness of mankind ought to appear ordinary events.
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Appear History Mad Ordinary Philosophy
Any pride or haughtiness, is displeasing to us, merely because it shocks our own pride, and leads us by sympathy into comparison, which causes the disagreeable passion of humility.
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Compare Haunt Passion Philosophy Pride Sympathy
The feelings of our heart, the agitation of our passions, the vehemence of our affections, dissipate all its conclusions, and reduce the profound philosopher to a mere plebeian.
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Affection Feeling Heart Passion Philosophy
Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them
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Beauty Contemplate Exist Mind Thing
Beauty is no quality in things themselves: It exists merely in the mind which contemplates them; and each mind perceives a different beauty.
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Beautiful Different Exist Mind Philosophy Quality Thing
But the greatest part of mankind float between vice and virtue.
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Float Great Man Virtue
Carelessness and in-attention alone can afford us any remedy. For this reason I rely entirely upon them.
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Afford Alone Attention Care Reason
We should never know how to adjust means to ends, or to employ our natural powers in the production of any effect. There would be an end at once of all action, as well as of the chief part of speculation.
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Action End Philosophy Power Product
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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Alone Arrogant Man Mistake Passion Secure
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
Epicurus’s old questions are still unanswered: Is he (God) willing to prevent evil, but not able? then he is impotent. Is he able, but not willing? then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? then whence evil?
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Answer Deep Evil Old Question

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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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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