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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

Topics: Blood Healing Our Place Real Start Sweat Takes Together Working Working Together

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The rules of morality are not the conclusion of our reason.

~David Hume

Topics: Conclusion Morality Our Reason Rules

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He is happy whom circumstances suit his temper; but he Is more excellent who suits his temper to any circumstance.

~David Hume

Topics: Any Circumstance Circumstances Excellent Happy He His More Suit Suits Temper Who Whom

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Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few.

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Topics: Few Governed Many More Nothing Surprising Than Which

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Beauty, whether moral or natural, is felt, more properly than perceived.

~David Hume

Topics: Beauty Felt Moral More Natural Perceived Properly Than Whether

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The corruption of the best things gives rise to the worst.

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Topics: Best Corruption Gives Rise Things Worst

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A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.

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Topics: Belief Evidence His Man Proportions Wise Wise Man

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To hate, to love, to think, to feel, to see; all this is nothing but to perceive.

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Topics: Feel Hate Love Nothing Perceive See Think To Love

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A purpose, an intention, a design, strikes everywhere even the careless, the most stupid thinker.

~David Hume

Topics: Careless Design Even Everywhere Intention Most Purpose Strikes Stupid Thinker

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There is a very remarkable inclination in human nature to bestow on external objects the same emotions which it observes in itself, and to find every where those ideas which are most present to it.

~David Hume

Topics: Bestow Emotions Every External Find Human Human Nature Ideas Inclination Itself Most Nature Objects Present Remarkable Same Those Very Where Which

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Biography

Nationality: Scottish

Type: Philosopher

Born: July 7th, 1711

Died: August 25th, 1776

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