Character is the result of a system of stereotyped principals.

Quote by David Hume

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Heaven and hell suppose two distinct species of men, the good and the bad. But...

Heaven and hell suppose two distinct species of men, the good and the bad. But...

Custom is the great guide to human life

Custom is the great guide to human life

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...

It is not reason which is the guide of life, but custom.

It is not reason which is the guide of life, but custom.

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...

And what is the greatest number? Number one.

And what is the greatest number? Number one.

The heights of popularity and patriotism are still the beaten road to power and tyranny;...

The heights of popularity and patriotism are still the beaten road to power and tyranny;...

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...

Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions, and can never...

Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions, and can never...

I have written on all sorts of subjects... yet I have no enemies; except indeed...

I have written on all sorts of subjects... yet I have no enemies; except indeed...

The law always limits every power it gives.

The law always limits every power it gives.

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

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

Everything in the world is purchased by labor.

Everything in the world is purchased by labor.

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'.

There is no They, Only Us.

There is no They, Only Us.

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

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

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...

It is not Christianity, but priestcraft that has subjected woman as we find her

It is not Christianity, but priestcraft that has subjected woman as we find her

It should be made clear that in order to live a Christian life, any Christian...

It should be made clear that in order to live a Christian life, any Christian...

If your Christianity depends upon a pastor's preaching, then you're a long way from being...

If your Christianity depends upon a pastor's preaching, then you're a long way from being...