DAVID HUME Quotes

"Eloquence, when at its highest pitch, leaves little room for reason or reflection; but addressing itself entirely to the fancy or the affections, captivates the willing hearers, and subdues their understanding." ~David Hume (1711–1776), Scottish philosopher. Enquiries Concerning the Human Understanding and Concerning the Principles of Morals, sect. 10 ("Of Miracles"), part 2, p. 118, ed. L. Selby-Bigge, M.A., 2nd edition, London, Oxford University Press (1902).

“He is happy whose circumstances suit his temper but he is more excellent who can suit his temper to any circumstances” ~David Hume

"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

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

"Whoever considers the length and feebleness of human infancy, with the concern which both sexes naturally have for their offspring, will easily perceive, that there must be an union of male and female for the education of the young, and that this union must be of considerable duration." ~David Hume