Philosophy Quote by David Hume — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“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”

“Beauty is no quality in things themselves: It exists merely in the mind which contemplates them; and each mind perceives a different beauty.”

“Stercus accidit.”

“Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions.”

“In our reasonings concerning matter of fact, there are all imaginable degrees of assurance, from the highest certainty to the lowest species of moral evidence.”

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

“Existence is beyond the power of words”

“Stop wandering about! You aren't likely to read your own notebooks, or ancient histories, or the anthologies you've collected to enjoy in your old age. Get busy with life's purpose, toss aside empty hopes, get active in your own rescue-if you care for yourself at all-and do it while you can.”

“... for although people can be made worse off by all other gifts, correct reasoning alone can only be for the good.”

“It is impossible, or not easy, to alter by argument what has long been absorbed by habit”

“For, after all, how do we know that two and two make four? Or that the force of gravity works? Or that the past is unchangeable? If both the past and the external world exist only in the mind, and if the mind itself is controllable – what then?”

“If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.”