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Men often act knowingly against their interest.


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A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.

A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.



When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken, giving views to passion without that proper deliberation which alone can secure them from the grossest absurdities.

When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken, giving views to passion without that proper deliberation which alone can secure them from the grossest absurdities.



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



Be a philosopher but, amid all your philosophy be still a man.

Be a philosopher but, amid all your philosophy be still a man.



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

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



All knowledge degenerates into probability.

All knowledge degenerates into probability.



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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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