David Hume Quotes

Biography: David Hume is known for his philosophical empiricism and skepticism. A... more Biography: David Hume is known for his philosophical empiricism and skepticism. An 18th-century Scottish philosopher, historian, and essayist, Hume's works like "A Treatise of Human Nature" questioned the nature of knowledge, emphasizing that human understanding arises from sensory experiences. His thoughts influence modern philosophy and cognitive science. less

"Every wise, just, and fortunate man that ever existed owed his greatness, in the first place, to the universal favor of fortune; and in the second, to his own peculiar diligence and virtue""A propensity to hope and joy is real riches""Accuracy is, indeed, the sister of truth, and is ever ""It is seldom that liberty of any kind is lost all at once""The passion for enquiry, the study of human nature, ""The great end of all human industry is the attainment of happine""The most lively thought is still inferior to the dullest sensation.""Every wise, just, and fortunate man that once existed, first possessed the principle of truth within his breast.""Human nature is the same in all professions.""A propensity to hope and joy is real riches; one to fear and sorrow real poverty.""The law always limits every power it gives.""The problem with ideologies is that they fail to take into account the inherent complexity of human nature.""Liberty of any kind is never lost all at once.""Errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous.""Habit is the great guide of life""All the arts and sciences have a mutual connection and dependance on each other""Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few""Truth is disputable, not taste. What exists in the nature of things is the standard of our judgement; what each man feels within himself is the standard of sentiment""Beauty is no quality in things themselves. It exists merely in the mind which contemplates them""Man is a reasonable being and as such he always continues to act as if he were a free agent though he is in fact otherwise"

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