Quotes by David Hume

"Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them."

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"A purpose, an intention, a design, strikes everywhere even the careless, the most stupid thinker."

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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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"Men often act knowingly against their interest."

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"The heights of popularity and patriotism are still the beaten road to power and tyranny."

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"Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous."

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"Truth springs from argument amongst friends."

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