Famous David Hume Quotes

  • The most perfect happiness, surely, must arise from the contemplation of the most perfect object. – David Hume

    The most perfect happiness, surely, must arise from the contemplation of the most perfect object.– David Hume

  • Be a philosopher; but, amidst all your philosophy, be still a man. – David Hume

    Be a philosopher; but, amidst all your philosophy, be still a man.– David Hume

  • Explanation is where the mind rests. – David Hume

    Explanation is where the mind rests.– David Hume

  • Of all sciences there is none, where first appearances are more deceitful than in politics. – David Hume

    Of all sciences there is none, where first appearances are more deceitful than in politics.– David Hume

  • Liberty of any kind is never lost all at once. – David Hume

    Liberty of any kind is never lost all at once.– David Hume