David Hume — "The passions are the only causes of action, and reason is and ought only to be t…"

"The Christian religion not only was at first attended with miracles, but even at this day cannot be believed by any reasonable person without one."

"The life of man is a perpetual flux of motion. All his thoughts, sentiments, and actions are in a continual succession, and never remain for any considerable time in the same state."

"The greatest part of mankind are naturally stupid and ignorant, and consequently owe their submission to the magistrate by the force of custom and education, more than from any sense of their duty or …"

"Our most holy religion is founded on faith, not on reason; and 'tis a sure method of exposing it to put it to such a trial as it is by no means fitted to endure."

"It is difficult for a man to speak long of himself without vanity; therefore, I shall be short."