What did David Hume mean by: Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous. David Hume Philosopher · Scotland Copy
There is no such thing as freedom of choice unless there is freedom to refuse. Author, January 4, 2024January 6, 2025, David Hume, Choice, Freedom, Refusal, 0 David Hume Philosopher · Scotland
The most lively thought is still inferior to the dullest sensation. Author, January 4, 2024January 6, 2025, David Hume, Sensation, Thought, 0 David Hume Philosopher · Scotland
.. the voice of nature and experience seems plainly to oppose the selfish theory. Author, January 4, 2024January 6, 2025, David Hume, Experience, Nature, Selfishness, 0 David Hume Philosopher · Scotland
When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken. Author, January 4, 2024January 6, 2025, David Hume, Certainty, Fallibility, Hubris, 0 David Hume Philosopher · Scotland
Eloquence, when in its highest pitch, leaves little room for reason or reflection. Author, January 4, 2024January 6, 2025, David Hume, Emotion, Persuasion, Rhetoric, 0 David Hume Philosopher · Scotland
+ It is harder to avoid censure than to gain applause. Author, October 5, 2023January 2, 2025, David Hume, Approval, Criticism, Difficulty, 0 David Hume Philosopher · Scotland
It is… a just political maxim, that every man must be supposed a knave. Author, January 4, 2024January 6, 2025, David Hume, Human nature, Politics, Skepticism, 0 David Hume Philosopher · Scotland
Character is the result of a system of stereotyped principals. Author, January 4, 2024January 6, 2025, David Hume, Character, Principles, System, 0 David Hume Philosopher · Scotland
Poetry is a religion without hope, but its martyrs guarantee the eternal truth of its dogma. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Oh God, if you want women to never again raise their voices, then create an adult man! Jean Giraudoux Playwright · France
I would like the last of the kings to be strangled by the guts of the last priest. Jean Meslier Priest · France
