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Hume David Quotes By David Hume: When we reflect on the shortness and uncertainty

When we reflect on the shortness and uncertainty of life, how despicable seem all our pursuits of happiness. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: The ages of greatest public spirit are not

The ages of greatest public spirit are not always eminent for private virtue. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: The richest genius, like the most fertile soil,

The richest genius, like the most fertile soil, when uncultivated, shoots up into the rankest weeds. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: I cannot but bless the memory of Julius

I cannot but bless the memory of Julius Caesar, for the great esteem he expressed for fat men and his aversion to lean ones. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: It is a certain rule that wit and

It is a certain rule that wit and passion are entirely incompatible. When the affections are moved, there is no place for the imagination. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: A propensity to hope and joy is real

A propensity to hope and joy is real riches; one to fear and sorrow real poverty. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By Norman L. Geisler: God can intervene in the universe he created

God can intervene in the universe he created despite what David Hume says. — Norman L. Geisler

Hume David Quotes By Steven Pinker: Reason is just a means to an end,

Reason is just a means to an end, and the end depends on the reasoner's passions. — Steven Pinker

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: The most pernicious of all taxes are the

The most pernicious of all taxes are the arbitrary. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: I am ready to reject all belief and

I am ready to reject all belief and reasoning, and can look upon no opinion even as more probable or likely than another. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: When I hear that a man is religious,

When I hear that a man is religious, I conclude he is a rascal! — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: Belief is nothing but a more vivid, lively,

Belief is nothing but a more vivid, lively, forcible, firm, steady conception of an object, than what the imagination alone is ever able to attain. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: From causes which appear similar, we expect similar

From causes which appear similar, we expect similar effects. This is the sum total of all our experimental conclusions. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: To hate, to love, to think, to feel,

To hate, to love, to think, to feel, to see; all this is nothing but to perceive. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: Nothing indeed can be a stronger presumption of

Nothing indeed can be a stronger presumption of falsehood than the approbation of the multitude. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: The identity that we ascribe to things is

The identity that we ascribe to things is only a fictitious one, established by the mind, not a peculiar nature belonging to what we're talking about. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: [A] planet, wholly inhabited by spiders, (which is

[A] planet, wholly inhabited by spiders, (which is very possible) — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: There is nothing to be learnt from a

There is nothing to be learnt from a Professor, which is not to be met with in Books. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: It is difficult for a man to speak

It is difficult for a man to speak long of himself without vanity. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: Superstition is an enemy to civil liberty.

Superstition is an enemy to civil liberty. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: Jealousy is a painful passion; yet without some

Jealousy is a painful passion; yet without some share of it, the agreeable affection of love has difficulty to subsist in its full force and violence. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: Great pleasures are much less frequent than great

Great pleasures are much less frequent than great pains. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: The rules of morality are not the conclusion

The rules of morality are not the conclusion of our reason. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: Absolute monarchy, ... is the easiest death, the

Absolute monarchy, ... is the easiest death, the true Euthanasia of the BRITISH constitution. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: Grief and disappointment give rise to anger, anger

Grief and disappointment give rise to anger, anger to envy, envy to malice, and malice to grief again, till the whole circle be completed. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: Beauty in things exists in the mind that

Beauty in things exists in the mind that contemplates them. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: Obtruded on us by the Scottish historians. [*

Obtruded on us by the Scottish historians. [* Chron. Sax. p. 19.] [** W. Malms, p. 19.] — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: The corruption of the best things gives rise

The corruption of the best things gives rise to the worst. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: The first ideas of religion arose, not from

The first ideas of religion arose, not from contemplation of the works of nature, but from a concern with regard to the events of life. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: I never asserted such an absurd thing as

I never asserted such an absurd thing as that things arise without a cause. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: While we are reasoning concerning life, life is

While we are reasoning concerning life, life is gone. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: To have recourse to the veracity of the

To have recourse to the veracity of the supreme Being, in order to prove the veracity of our senses, is surely making a very unexpected circuit. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: Human Nature is the only science of man;

Human Nature is the only science of man; and yet has been hitherto the most neglected. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: No conclusion can be more agreable to scepticism

No conclusion can be more agreable to scepticism than such as make discoveries concerning the weakness and narrow limites of human reason and capacity — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: Judgments. A mistake, therefore, of right may become

Judgments. A mistake, therefore, of right may become a species — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: Tis not unreasonable for me to prefer the

Tis not unreasonable for me to prefer the destruction of the whole world to the scratching of my finger. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: In a vain man, the smallest spark may

In a vain man, the smallest spark may kindle into the greatest flame, because the materials are always prepared for it. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: The Christian religion not only was at first

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. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: Explanation is where the mind rests.

Explanation is where the mind rests. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: That the sun will not rise tomorrow is

That the sun will not rise tomorrow is no less intelligible a proposition, and implies no more contradiction, than the affirmation, that it will rise. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: Custom is the great guide to human life.

Custom is the great guide to human life. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: If ... the past may be no Rule

If ... the past may be no Rule for the future, all Experience becomes useless and can give rise to no Inferences or Conclusions. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: Avarice, the spur of industry.

Avarice, the spur of industry. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: What praise is implied in the simple epithet

What praise is implied in the simple epithet useful! What reproach in the contrary. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: He is happy whose circumstances suit his temper,

He is happy whose circumstances suit his temper, but he is more excellent who can suit his temper to his circumstance. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: [A person's] utmost art and industry can never

[A person's] utmost art and industry can never equal the meanest of nature's productions, either for beauty or value. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: To philosopher and historian the madness and imbecile

To philosopher and historian the madness and imbecile wickedness of mankind ought to appear ordinary events. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: The truth springs from arguments amongst friends.

The truth springs from arguments amongst friends. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: Uncommon expressions are a disfigurement rather than an

Uncommon expressions are a disfigurement rather than an embellishment of discourse. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: The great subverter of Pyrrhonism or the excessive

The great subverter of Pyrrhonism or the excessive principles of scepticism is action, and employment, and the occupations of common life. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: Eloquence, when in its highest pitch, leaves little

Eloquence, when in its highest pitch, leaves little room for reason or reflection. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: Nothing is more dangerous to reason than the

Nothing is more dangerous to reason than the flights of the imagination and nothing has been the occasion of more mistakes among philosophers. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: Delicacy of taste has the same effect as

Delicacy of taste has the same effect as delicacy of passion; it enlarges the sphere both of our happiness and our misery. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: Be a philosopher, but amid all your philosophy

Be a philosopher, but amid all your philosophy be still a man. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: No advantages in this world are pure and

No advantages in this world are pure and unmixed. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: When any opinion leads us into absurdities, 'tis

When any opinion leads us into absurdities, 'tis certainly false; but 'tis not certain an opinion is false, because 'tis of dangerous consequence. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By Arthur Schopenhauer: In every page of David Hume, there is

In every page of David Hume, there is more to be learned than from Hegel's, Herbart's and Schleiermacher's complete philosophical works. — Arthur Schopenhauer

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: It's when we start working together that the

It's when we start working together that the real healing takes place ... it's when we start spilling our sweat, and not our blood. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: Any person seasoned with a just sense of

Any person seasoned with a just sense of the imperfections of natural reason, will fly to revealed truth with the greatest avidity. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: In this sullen apathy neither true wisdom nor

In this sullen apathy neither true wisdom nor true happiness can be found. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: A man posing for a painting.

A man posing for a painting. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: It is certain that the easy and obvious

It is certain that the easy and obvious philosophy will always, with the generality of mankind, have preference above the accurate. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: Truth springs from argument amongst friends.

Truth springs from argument amongst friends. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: Of all sciences there is none where first

Of all sciences there is none where first appearances are more deceitful than in politics. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: Time is a perishable commodity.

Time is a perishable commodity. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: Beauty, whether moral or natural, is felt, more

Beauty, whether moral or natural, is felt, more properly than perceived. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: Mankind are always found prodigal both of blood

Mankind are always found prodigal both of blood and treasure in the maintenance of public justice. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: Rousseau was mad but influential; Hume was sane

Rousseau was mad but influential; Hume was sane but had no followers. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: Liberty of any kind is never lost all

Liberty of any kind is never lost all at once. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: Reading and sauntering and lounging and dosing, which

Reading and sauntering and lounging and dosing, which I call thinking, is my supreme Happiness. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: Everything in the world is purchased by labor.

Everything in the world is purchased by labor. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: The victory is not gained by the men

The victory is not gained by the men at arms, who manage the pike and the sword; but by the trumpeters, — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: Thomas Hobbes's politics are fitted only to promote

Thomas Hobbes's politics are fitted only to promote tyranny, and his ethics to encourage licentiousness. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: That a rule, which, in speculation, may seem

That a rule, which, in speculation, may seem the most advantageous to society, may yet be found, in practice, totally pernicious and destructive. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: Poets themselves, tho' liars by profession, always endeavour

Poets themselves, tho' liars by profession, always endeavour to give an air of truth to their fictions ... — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By Peter Kreeft: Even David Hume, one of history most famous

Even David Hume, one of history most famous skeptics, said it's just barely possible that God exists. — Peter Kreeft

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: I do not have enough faith to believe

I do not have enough faith to believe there is no god. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: Virtue, like wholesome food, is better than poisons,

Virtue, like wholesome food, is better than poisons, however corrected. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: The Roman Catholic Index of Prohibited Books, a

The Roman Catholic Index of Prohibited Books, a list that came to include almost every significant work of post-medieval Western philosophy. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: The heights of popularity and patriotism are still

The heights of popularity and patriotism are still the beaten road to power and tyranny. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: Scholastic learning and polemical divinity retarded the growth

Scholastic learning and polemical divinity retarded the growth of all true knowledge. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: The Crusades - the most signal and most

The Crusades - the most signal and most durable monument of human folly that has yet appeared in any age or nation. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: The supposition that the future resembles the past,

The supposition that the future resembles the past, is not founded on arguments of any kind, but is derived entirely from habit. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: It is possible for the same thing both

It is possible for the same thing both to be and not to be. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: And what is the greatest number? Number one.

And what is the greatest number? Number one. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: Habit may lead us to belief and expectation

Habit may lead us to belief and expectation but not to the knowledge, and still less to the understanding, of lawful relations. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: The life of man is of no greater

The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: God is an ever-present spirit guiding all that

God is an ever-present spirit guiding all that happens to a wise and holy end. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with

Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: The most lively thought is still inferior to

The most lively thought is still inferior to the dullest sensation — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: Liberty of thinking, and of expressing our thoughts,

Liberty of thinking, and of expressing our thoughts, is always fatal to priestly power, and to those pious frauds on which it is commonly founded. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: Beauty in things exists in the mind which

Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: The unhappy of all men is he who

The unhappy of all men is he who believes himself to be so. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: Interest is the barometer of the state ...

Interest is the barometer of the state ... — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: No man ever threw away life while it

No man ever threw away life while it was worth keeping. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: [Rousseau is] the person whom I most revere

[Rousseau is] the person whom I most revere both for the Force of [his] Genius and the Greatness of [his] mind [ ... ] — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: This question depends upon the definition of the

This question depends upon the definition of the word, Nature, than which there is none more ambiguous and equivocal. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: There is no such thing as freedom of

There is no such thing as freedom of choice unless there is freedom to refuse. — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: A little philosophy makes a man an Atheist:

A little philosophy makes a man an Atheist: a great deal converts him to religion — David Hume

Hume David Quotes By David Hume: A wise man apportions his beliefs to the

A wise man apportions his beliefs to the evidence. — David Hume