"I am sensible, that, in order to make a man a good cavaller, 'tis not sufficient to teach him to ride; he must have a good horse."

"Custom, then, is the great guide of human life. It is that principle alone which renders our experience useful to us, and makes us expect, for the future, a similar train of events with those which ha…"

"It forms a strong presumption against all supernatural and miraculous relations, that they are observed chiefly to abound among ignorant and barbarous nations; or if a civilized people has ever given …"

"The sceptic, therefore, still continues to reason and believe, even though he asserts that he cannot defend his reason by reasons."

"The existence of matter of fact is not capable of demonstration."