"Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous those in philosophy only ridiculous."
-David Hume
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"A man acquainted with history may, in some respect, be said to have lived from the beginning of the world, and to have been making continual additions to his stock of knowledge in every century.“
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"A propensity to hope and joy is real riches one to fear and sorrow real poverty."
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"Human Nature is the only science of man and yet has been hitherto the most neglected."
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"Nothing endears so much a friend as sorrow for his death. The pleasure of his company has not so powerful an influence."
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"The Christian religion not only was at first attended with miracles, but even at this day cannot be believed by any reasonable person without one."
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"There is not to be found, in all history, any miracle attested by a sufficient number of men, of such unquestioned good sense, education and learning, as to secure us against all delusion in themselves."
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"Respect for self is the beginning of cultivating virtue in men and women."
-Gordon B. Hinckley
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"We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart."
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"Someday I want to be rich. Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That's how rich I want to be."
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"Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?"
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