It is, therefore, a just political maxim, that every man must be supposed a knave.
DAVID HUMEno 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.
More David Hume Quotes
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The identity that we ascribe to things is only a fictitious one, established by the mind, not a peculiar nature belonging to what we’re talking about.
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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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Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous.
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A miracle is a violation of the laws of nature.
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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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All knowledge degenerates into probability.
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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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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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Where am I, or what? From what causes do I derive my existence, and to what condition shall I return?
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Liberty of any kind is never lost all at once
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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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Revolutions of government cannot be effected by the mere force of argument and reasoning.
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Carelessness and in-attention alone can afford us any remedy. For this reason I rely entirely upon them.
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I weigh the one miracle against the other and according to the superiority which I discover, I pronounce my decision.
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