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David Hume
David Hume
Scottish Philosopher
Born: Jul 7, 1711
Died: Aug 25, 1776
Any Every Man Men Nothing World
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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
Benefit Secret Philosophy Immediate Insensible More Indirect Results Arises Chief Than Influence Proceeds Which Manner Application
It is a just political maxim, that every man must be supposed a knave. David Hume
Man Political Every Must Knave Supposed Maxim Just Every Man
Scholastic learning and polemical divinity retarded the growth of all true knowledge. David Hume
Knowledge Learning Divinity Retarded Scholastic True True Knowledge Growth
Accuracy is, in every case, advantageous to beauty, and just reasoning to delicate sentiment. In vain would we exalt the one by depreciating the other. David Hume
Beauty Sentiment Every Vain Other Would Exalt Case Delicate Accuracy Just Reasoning
A propensity to hope and joy is real riches; one to fear and sorrow real poverty. David Hume
Hope Joy Fear Poverty Propensity Sorrow Real Riches
To be a philosophical sceptic is, in a man of letters, the first and most essential to being a sound, believing Christian. David Hume
Man First Christian Philosophical Most Sound Essential Being Letters Believing
Men are much oftener thrown on their knees by the melancholy than by the agreeable passions. David Hume
Men Melancholy Thrown Knees Passions Than Much Agreeable
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