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

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I want to be alone. – Greta Garbo

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