Quotes by David Hume

David Hume
Scottish Philosopher, Historian
Alive from: 1711-1776
Quotes 1 till 15 of 30.
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A wise man, therefore, proportions his belief to the evidence.
Source: An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (1748) -
And what is the greatest number? Number one.
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Avarice, the spur of industry.
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Be a philosopher, but, amidst all your philosophy, be still a man.
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Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them.
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Custom is the great guide to human life.
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Custom, then, is the great guide of human life.
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Eloquence, at its highest pitch, leaves little room for reason or reflection, but addresses itself entirely to the desires and affections, captivating the willing hearers, and subduing their understanding.
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Everything in the world is purchased by labor.
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Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous.
Source: A Treatise of Human Nature -
He is happy whom circumstances suit his temper; but he Is more excellent who suits his temper to any circumstance.
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Heaven and Hell suppose two distinct species of men,
the Good and the Bad. But the greatest part of mankind float betwixt vice and virtue. -
It is an absurdity to believe that the Deity has human passions, and one of the lowest of human passions, a restless appetite for applause.
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It is not reason which is the guide of life, but custom.
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It is seldom that liberty of any kind is lost all at once.
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