A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.

Quote by David Hume

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Beauty, whether moral or natural, is felt, more properly than perceived.

Beauty, whether moral or natural, is felt, more properly than perceived.

A man acquainted with history may, in some respect, be said to have lived from...

A man acquainted with history may, in some respect, be said to have lived from...

The Christian religion not only was at first attended with miracles, but even at this...

The Christian religion not only was at first attended with miracles, but even at this...

Accuracy is, in every case, advantageous to beauty, and just reasoning to delicate sentiment. In...

Accuracy is, in every case, advantageous to beauty, and just reasoning to delicate sentiment. In...

Scholastic learning and polemical divinity retarded the growth of all true knowledge.

Scholastic learning and polemical divinity retarded the growth of all true knowledge.

Any person seasoned with a just sense of the imperfections of natural reason, will fly...

Any person seasoned with a just sense of the imperfections of natural reason, will fly...

The law always limits every power it gives.

The law always limits every power it gives.

The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of...

The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of...

The corruption of the best things gives rise to the worst.

The corruption of the best things gives rise to the worst.

Nothing endears so much a friend as sorrow for his death. The pleasure of his...

Nothing endears so much a friend as sorrow for his death. The pleasure of his...

Every wise, just, and mild government, by rendering the condition of its subjects easy and...

Every wise, just, and mild government, by rendering the condition of its subjects easy and...

But I would still reply, that the knavery and folly of men are such common...

But I would still reply, that the knavery and folly of men are such common...

Beauty in things lies in the mind which contemplates them.

Beauty in things lies in the mind which contemplates them.

The rules of morality are not the conclusion of our reason.

The rules of morality are not the conclusion of our reason.

The many instances of forged miracles, and prophecies, and supernatural events, which, in all ages,...

The many instances of forged miracles, and prophecies, and supernatural events, which, in all ages,...

This avidity alone, of acquiring goods and possessions for ourselves and our nearest friends, is...

This avidity alone, of acquiring goods and possessions for ourselves and our nearest friends, is...

What a peculiar privilege has this little agitation of the brain which we call 'thought'.

What a peculiar privilege has this little agitation of the brain which we call 'thought'.

He is happy whose circumstances suit his temper but he is more excellent who can...

He is happy whose circumstances suit his temper but he is more excellent who can...

Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.

Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.

No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.

No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.

A misery is not to be measured from the nature of the evil, but from...

A misery is not to be measured from the nature of the evil, but from...