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To philosophers and historians, the madness and imbecile wickedness of mankind ought to appear ordinary events.

David Hume

The truth springs from arguments amongst friends.
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Argument Friendship One Liner Season Truth
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
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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Fiction Identity Mind Nature Talk Thing
How can we satisfy ourselves without going on in infinitum? And, after all, what satisfaction is there in that infinite progression?
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Infinite Philosophy Satisfy
The bigotry of theologians is a malady which seems almost incurable.
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Cure 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
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 possible for the same thing both to be and not to be.
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Deep Philosophy Possible Thing
If subjects must never resist, it follows that every prince, without any effort, policy, or violence, is at once rendered absolute and uncontrollable.
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Effort Follow Philosophy Resist Violence
It is difficult for a man to speak long of himself without vanity.
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Difficult Man Philosophy Speak
The gazing populace receive greedily, without examination, whatever soothes superstition and promotes wonder.
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Greedy Philosophy Wonder
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
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
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
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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Affair Day Decent Expose Eyes Man Public Truth World
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

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