Hume

Famous quotes containing the word hume:

“Philosophy would render us entirely Pyrrhonian, were not nature too strong for it.”
—David Hume (1711–1776)

“Do you come to a philosopher as to a cunning man, to learn something by magic or witchcraft, beyond what can be known by common prudence and discretion?”
—David Hume (1711–1776)

“The advantages found in history seem to be of three kinds, as it amuses the fancy, as it improves the understanding, and as it strengthens virtue.”
—David Hume (1711–1776)