It is a just political maxim, that every man must be supposed a knave.

Quote by David Hume

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Eloquence, at its highest pitch, leaves little room for reason or reflection, but addresses itself...

Eloquence, at its highest pitch, leaves little room for reason or reflection, but addresses itself...

A propensity to hope and joy is real riches; one to fear and sorrow real...

A propensity to hope and joy is real riches; one to fear and sorrow real...

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...

There is not to be found, in all history, any miracle attested by a sufficient...

There is not to be found, in all history, any miracle attested by a sufficient...

To hate, to love, to think, to feel, to see; all this is nothing but...

To hate, to love, to think, to feel, to see; all this is nothing but...

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,...

There is no They, Only Us.

There is no They, Only Us.

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...

Custom is the great guide to human life

Custom is the great guide to human life

Avarice, the spur of industry.

Avarice, the spur of industry.

Men are much oftener thrown on their knees by the melancholy than by the agreeable...

Men are much oftener thrown on their knees by the melancholy than by the agreeable...

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.

Philosophy would render us entirely Pyrrhonian, were not nature too strong for it.

Philosophy would render us entirely Pyrrhonian, were not nature too strong for it.

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

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

Belief is nothing but a more vivid, lively, forcible, firm, steady conception of an object,...

Belief is nothing but a more vivid, lively, forcible, firm, steady conception of an object,...

The law always limits every power it gives.

The law always limits every power it gives.

A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.

A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.

It's when we start working together that the real healing takes place... it's when we...

It's when we start working together that the real healing takes place... it's when we...

Everything in the world is purchased by labor.

Everything in the world is purchased by labor.