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Belief is nothing but a more vivid, lively, forcible, firm, steady

Belief is nothing but a more vivid, lively, forcible, firm, steady conception of an object, than what the imagination alone is ever able to attain. – David Hume

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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. – David Hume

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Education
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David Hume
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Philosophy would render us entirely Pyrrhonian, were not nature too strong for it. – David Hume

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Nature
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David Hume
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Why has not anyone seen that fossils alone gave birth to a theory about the formation of the earth, that without them, no one would have ever dreamed that there were successive epochs in the formation of the globe. – Georges Cuvier

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alone

I think the idea that you can go this alone is – was a huge mistake. And unfortunately, there was a price paid in terms of suffering and pain for people in New Orleans. – Michael Chertoff

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alone

Theres great sadness and life doesnt work out like you would want, on a lot of levels, but theres no need to feel all alone. This happens to everybody, so theres no self-pity. This is the ride that humans are on, and all of it is essential for our natural part of it. – Mike Mills

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alone

You watch a hockey game, and the hand-eye coordination and the speed is really miraculous how those guys track the puck alone, just following it with their eyes. – Liev Schreiber

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alone

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All sins cast long shadows. – Proverb

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Access to books and the encouragement of the habit of reading: these two things are the first and most necessary steps in education and librarians, teachers and parents all over the country know it. It is our childrens right and it is also our best hope and their best hope for the future. – Michael Morpurgo

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Cinema is an old whore, like circus and variety, who knows how to give many kinds of pleasure. Besides, you cant teach old fleas new dogs. – Federico Fellini

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Prudence keeps life safe, but does not often make it happy. – Samuel Johnson

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