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Small: To be a philosophical sceptic is, in a man of letters, the first and most essential to being a sound, believin
David Hume
"To be a philosophical sceptic is, in a man of letters, the first and most essential to being a sound, believing Christian"
David Hume, Philosopher
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Small: There is not to be found, in all history, any miracle attested by a sufficient number of men, of such unquesti
David Hume
"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, Philosopher
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Small: Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous those in philosophy only ridiculous
David Hume
"Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous"
David Hume, Philosopher
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Small: A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence
David Hume
"A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence"
David Hume, Philosopher
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Small: A propensity to hope and joy is real riches one to fear and sorrow real poverty
David Hume
"A propensity to hope and joy is real riches; one to fear and sorrow real poverty"
David Hume, Philosopher
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Small: O! many a shaft, at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant! And many a word, at random spoken, May so
"O! many a shaft, at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant! And many a word, at random spoken, May soothe or wound a heart that's broken!"
Walter Scott, Novelist
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Small: Many miles away theres a shadow on the door of a cottage on the Shore of a dark Scottish lake
"Many miles away there's a shadow on the door of a cottage on the Shore of a dark Scottish lake"
Walter Scott, Novelist
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Small: If a farmer fills his barn with grain, he gets mice. If he leaves it empty, he gets actors
"If a farmer fills his barn with grain, he gets mice. If he leaves it empty, he gets actors"
Walter Scott, Novelist
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Small: A rusty nail placed near a faithful compass, will sway it from the truth, and wreck the argosy
"A rusty nail placed near a faithful compass, will sway it from the truth, and wreck the argosy"
Walter Scott, Novelist
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Small: I try never to wear my own clothes, I pretend Im someone else
David Byrne
"I try never to wear my own clothes, I pretend I'm someone else"
David Byrne, Musician
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Small: Analysis is like a lobotomy. Who wants to have all their edges shaved off?
David Byrne
"Analysis is like a lobotomy. Who wants to have all their edges shaved off?"
David Byrne, Musician
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Small: Punk was defined by an attitude rather than a musical style
David Byrne
"Punk was defined by an attitude rather than a musical style"
David Byrne, Musician
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Small: People in Latin America... love America from afar and emulate America in some ways but also hate a lot of thin
David Byrne
"People in Latin America... love America from afar and emulate America in some ways but also hate a lot of things that America does to them"
David Byrne, Musician
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Small: Im afraid that reason will triumph and that the world will become a place where anyone who doesnt fit that wil
David Byrne
"I'm afraid that reason will triumph and that the world will become a place where anyone who doesn't fit that will become unnecessary"
David Byrne, Musician
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Small: I read the NY Times but I dont trust all of it
David Byrne
"I read the NY Times but I don't trust all of it"
David Byrne, Musician
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Small: I couldnt talk to people face to face, so I got on stage and started screaming and squealing and twitching
David Byrne
"I couldn't talk to people face to face, so I got on stage and started screaming and squealing and twitching"
David Byrne, Musician
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Small: The true face of smoking is disease, death and horror - not the glamour and sophistication the pushers in the
David Byrne
"The true face of smoking is disease, death and horror - not the glamour and sophistication the pushers in the tobacco industry try to portray"
David Byrne, Musician
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Small: Its not always been a happy marriage. I guess I wanted a quick fix
David Byrne
"It's not always been a happy marriage. I guess I wanted a quick fix"
David Byrne, Musician
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Small: I never listen to the radio unless I rent a car
David Byrne
"I never listen to the radio unless I rent a car"
David Byrne, Musician
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Small: Sometimes its a form of love just to talk to somebody that you have nothing in common with and still be fascin
David Byrne
"Sometimes it's a form of love just to talk to somebody that you have nothing in common with and still be fascinated by their presence"
David Byrne, Musician
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Small: Im guarded I dont talk much
David Byrne
"I'm guarded; I don't talk much"
David Byrne, Musician
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Small: Id like to be known for more than being the guy in the big suit
David Byrne
"I'd like to be known for more than being the guy in the big suit"
David Byrne, Musician
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Small: I wanted to be a secret agent and an astronaut, preferably at the same time
David Byrne
"I wanted to be a secret agent and an astronaut, preferably at the same time"
David Byrne, Musician
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Small: I like to combine the dramatic emotional warmth of strings with the grooves and body business of drums and bas
David Byrne
"I like to combine the dramatic emotional warmth of strings with the grooves and body business of drums and bass"
David Byrne, Musician
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Small: Architecture theory is very interesting
David Byrne
"Architecture theory is very interesting"
David Byrne, Musician
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Small: All you needed was a couple of instruments and a few chords and you could be on an indie label
David Byrne
"All you needed was a couple of instruments and a few chords and you could be on an indie label"
David Byrne, Musician
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Small: The longer mathematics lives the more abstract - and therefore, possibly also the more practical - it becomes
"The longer mathematics lives the more abstract - and therefore, possibly also the more practical - it becomes"
E. T. Bell, Mathematician
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Small: Science makes no pretension to eternal truth or absolute truth
"Science makes no pretension to eternal truth or absolute truth"
E. T. Bell, Mathematician
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Small: Out of fifty mathematical papers presented in brief at such a meeting, it is a rare mathematician indeed who r
"Out of fifty mathematical papers presented in brief at such a meeting, it is a rare mathematician indeed who really understands what more than half a dozen are about"
E. T. Bell, Mathematician
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Small: If indeed, as Hilbert asserted, mathematics is a meaningless game played with meaningless marks on paper, the
"If indeed, as Hilbert asserted, mathematics is a meaningless game played with meaningless marks on paper, the only mathematical experience to which we can refer is the making of marks on paper"
E. T. Bell, Mathematician
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Small: The pursuit of pretty formulas and neat theorems can no doubt quickly degenerate into a silly vice, but so can
"The pursuit of pretty formulas and neat theorems can no doubt quickly degenerate into a silly vice, but so can the quest for austere generalities which are so very general indeed that they are incapable of application to any particular"
E. T. Bell, Mathematician
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Small: Obvious is the most dangerous word in mathematics
""Obvious" is the most dangerous word in mathematics"
E. T. Bell, Mathematician
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Small: I have always hated machinery, and the only machine I ever understood was a wheelbarrow, and that but imperfec
"I have always hated machinery, and the only machine I ever understood was a wheelbarrow, and that but imperfectly"
E. T. Bell, Mathematician
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Small: Fashion as King is sometimes a very stupid ruler
"Fashion as King is sometimes a very stupid ruler"
E. T. Bell, Mathematician
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Small: Guided only by their feeling for symmetry, simplicity, and generality, and an indefinable sense of the fitness
"Guided only by their feeling for symmetry, simplicity, and generality, and an indefinable sense of the fitness of things, creative mathematicians now, as in the past, are inspired by the art of mathematics rather than by any prospect of ultimate usefulness"
E. T. Bell, Mathematician
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Small: The mistakes and unresolved difficulties of the past in mathematics have always been the opportunities of its
"The mistakes and unresolved difficulties of the past in mathematics have always been the opportunities of its future"
E. T. Bell, Mathematician
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Small: This being so, it follows that mythology ought not to take the prominent place that is too often assigned to i
"This being so, it follows that mythology ought not to take the prominent place that is too often assigned to it in the scientific study of ancient faiths"
William Robertson Smith, Scientist
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Small: The god can no more exist without his people than the nation without its god
"The god can no more exist without his people than the nation without its god"
William Robertson Smith, Scientist
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Small: Religion did not exist for the saving of souls but for the preservation and welfare of society, and in all tha
"Religion did not exist for the saving of souls but for the preservation and welfare of society, and in all that was necessary to this end every man had to take his part, or break with the domestic and political community to which he belonged"
William Robertson Smith, Scientist
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Small: In better times the religion of the tribe or state has nothing in common with the private and foreign supersti
"In better times the religion of the tribe or state has nothing in common with the private and foreign superstitions or magical rites that savage terror may dictate to the individual"
William Robertson Smith, Scientist
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