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David Hume Quotes

David Hume quotes

Scottish Philosopher May 7, 1711 – August 25, 1776

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David Hume quote: "The law always limits every power it gives."
The law always limits every power it gives. David Hume
David Hume quote: "A purpose, an intention, a design, strikes everywhere even the..."
A purpose, an intention, a design, strikes everywhere even the careless, the most stupid thinker. David Hume
David Hume quote: "Men are much oftener thrown on their knees by the melancholy..."
Men are much oftener thrown on their knees by the melancholy than by the agreeable passions. David Hume
David Hume quote: "To be a philosophical sceptic is, in a man of letters, the..."
To be a philosophical sceptic is, in a man of letters, the first and most essential to being a sound, believing Christian. David Hume
David Hume quote: "To be a philosophical Sceptic is the first and most essential..."
To be a philosophical Sceptic is the first and most essential step towards being a sound, believing Christian. David Hume
the fact that different cultures have different practices no more refutes [moral] objectivism than the fact that water flows in different directions in different places refutes the law of gravity David Hume
David Hume quote: "A wise man apportions his beliefs to the evidence."
A wise man apportions his beliefs to the evidence. David Hume
David Hume quote: "A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence."
A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence. David Hume
If we take in our hand any volume; of divinity or school metaphysics, for instance; let us ask, Does it contain any abstract reasoning concerning quantity or number? No. Does it contain any experimental reasoning concerning matter of fact and existence? No. Commit it then to the flames: for it can contain nothing but sophistry and illusion. David Hume
It is an observation suggested by all history, and by none more than by that of James I and his successor [Charles I], that the religious spirit, when it mingles with faction, contains in it something supernatural and unaccountable; and that, in its operations upon society, effects correspond less to their known causes than is found in any other circumstance of government. David Hume
David Hume quote: "The Crusades - the most signal and most durable monument of..."
The Crusades - the most signal and most durable monument of human folly that has yet appeared in any age or nation. David Hume
The chief benefit, which results from philosophy, arises in an indirect manner, and proceeds more from its secret, insensible influence, than from its immediate application. David Hume
When principles are so absurd and so destructive of human society, it may safely be averred, that the more sincere and the more disinterested they are, they only become the more ridiculous and the more odious. David Hume
David Hume quote: "I never knew anyone, that examined and deliberated about..."
I never knew anyone, that examined and deliberated about nonsense, who did not believe it before the end of his enquiries. David Hume
David Hume quote: "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

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