David Hume Quotes

David Hume (Philosopher, 1711 – 1776). Below are 5 quotes by David Hume from QuotePlace, each as a text quote card.

Philosopher · 1711 – 1776

David Hume was a Scottish Enlightenment philosopher, historian and economist, best known for A Treatise of Human Nature and An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding. His scepticism about causation, miracles and the self profoundly influenced Western philosophy.

Quotes by David Hume

1.Reason is, and ought only to be, the slave of the passions.

2.Custom is the great guide of human life.

3.A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.

4.Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them.

5.Truth springs from argument amongst friends.

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Reason is, and ought only to be, the slave of the passions.

Custom is the great guide of human life.

A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.

Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them.

Truth springs from argument amongst friends.

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