“ The corruption of the best things gives rise to the worst. ”
Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous.
~ David Hume
Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions.
Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions, and can never pretend to any other office than to serve and obey them.
It is impossible for us to think of any thing, which we have not antecedently felt, either by our external or internal senses.
