A man acquainted with history may, in some respect, be said to have lived from the beginning of the world, and to have been making continual additions to his stock of knowledge in every century. — David Hume
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David Hume : Scottish Philosopher
Born: May 7, 1711
Died: August 25, 1776
It is extraordinary that when you are acquainted with a whol…
The history of man is the history of crimes, and history can…
In this respect, the history of science, like the history of…
It may easily come to pass that a vain man may become proud …
A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives …
A man’s mind may be likened to a garden, which may be intell …
It is extraordinary that when you are acquainted with a whol…
The history of man is the history of crimes, and history can…
In this respect, the history of science, like the history of…
It may easily come to pass that a vain man may become proud …
A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives …
A man’s mind may be likened to a garden, which may be intell …
Dick Cheney said he was running again. He said his health wa…
I said, ‘Ooh, Dad, I want the yellow ones.’ He said, ‘Where?…
Hope cannot be said to exist, nor can it be said not to exis…
My dad said to me growing up: ‘When all is said and done, if…
When I am dead, I hope it may be said: His sins were scarlet…
And for my part, Gentlemen,’ said I, ‘that I may put in for …
Property may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing …
We may pass violets looking for roses. We may pass contentme…
Respect yourself if you would have others respect you. Balta…
The clouds may drop down titles and estates, and wealth may …
In art and dream may you proceed with abandon. In life may y…
You may lose your wife, you may lose your dog, your mother m…
Sometimes a scene may be about one thing, and it may end up …
No one may speak for the dead, no one may interpret their mu…
