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David Hume

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 gazing populace receive greedily, without examination, whatever soothes superstition and promotes wonder.
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Greedy Philosophy Wonder
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
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
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
But the life of a man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.
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The truth springs from arguments amongst friends.
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Argument Friendship One Liner Season Truth
I weigh the one miracle against the other and according to the superiority which I discover, I pronounce my decision.
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Revolutions of government cannot be effected by the mere force of argument and reasoning.
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It is, therefore, a just political maxim, that every man must be supposed a knave.
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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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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
Carelessness and in-attention alone can afford us any remedy. For this reason I rely entirely upon them.
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But the greatest part of mankind float between vice and virtue.
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A purpose, an intention, a design, strikes everywhere even the careless, the most stupid thinker.
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Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous.
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