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I know with certainty, that [an honest man] is not to put his hand into the fire, and hold it there, till it be consumed: and thisevent, i think i can foretell with the same assurance, as that, if he throw himself out at the window, and meet with no obstruction, he will not remain a moment suspended in the air.
-David Hume
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I Know With Certainty, That [an Honest

David Hume
I know with certainty, that [an honest man] is not to put his hand into the fire, and hold it there, till it be consumed: and thisevent, i think i can foretell with the same assurance, as that, if he throw himself out at the window, and meet with no obstruction, he will not remain a moment suspended in the air.
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