No testimony is sufficient to establish a miracle, unless the testimony be of such a kind, that its falsehood would be more miraculous than the fact which it endeavors to establish

Quote by David Hume

Topics: Miracles Quotes, Reality Quotes, Truth Quotes

Avarice, the spur of industry.

Avarice, the spur of industry.

There is no They, Only Us.

There is no They, Only Us.

Avarice, the spur of industry

Avarice, the spur of industry

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...

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...

Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them.

Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them.

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...

It is seldom that liberty of any kind is lost all at once.

It is seldom that liberty of any kind is lost all at once.

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...

Everything in the world is purchased by labor

Everything in the world is purchased by labor

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

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

Men often act knowingly against their interest.

Men often act knowingly against their interest.

Character is the result of a system of stereotyped principals.

Character is the result of a system of stereotyped principals.

Beauty is no quality in things themselves. It exists merely in the mind which contemplates...

Beauty is no quality in things themselves. It exists merely in the mind which contemplates...

There is a very remarkable inclination in human nature to bestow on external objects the...

There is a very remarkable inclination in human nature to bestow on external objects the...

Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous.

Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous.

Truth springs from argument amongst friends.

Truth springs from argument amongst friends.

A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been,...

A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been,...

People come and go, but friendships remain.

People come and go, but friendships remain.

Friendship will not stand the strain of very much good advice for very long.

Friendship will not stand the strain of very much good advice for very long.