Quotes by David Hume

David Hume

Scottish Philosopher, Historian

Alive from: 1711-1776

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  A wise man, therefore, proportions his belief to the evidence.
  Source: An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (1748)

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  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

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  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.

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  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.