Hume, David

"Wisdom is the best beauty."

"Nothing is more necessary for the conduct of life than a knowledge of history."

"The greatest good of the greatest number must be the motto of every honest statesman."

"Patience is the best remedy for every trouble."

"When we entertain thoughts of the dignity of human nature, we should take into account both its weaknesses and its strengths."

"Hope is itself a species of happiness."

"The most fortunate of us all, in our journey through life, frequently meet with some remarkable convulsion or crisis."

"The more I have studied true astronomy and geology, and come to understand the true position of man in the universe, the more I have become a Christian."

"All the arts are subservient to the art of living well."

"A person who has any worthy aim should be determined that he achieves it, regardless of ridicule and criticism."

"Nothing is more admirable than the fortitude with which millionaires tolerate the disadvantages of their wealth."

"The scientific method is all well and good for material things, but it cannot be applied to the human spirit."

"Beauty is no quality in things themselves but exists merely in the mind which contemplates them."

"Our way of conducting ourselves and proceeding in any undertaking depends largely upon the strength of our belief in ourselves."

"Extraordinary affections must proceed from some uncommon turn of imagination."

"The best form of government is a free government."

"The proper office of religion is not to supply the deficiencies of natural philosophy, but to guide us in the pursuit of happiness."

"A person prone to suspicion will often find materials for suspicion."

"Mankind are such cowards that none would attempt to murder a great man, unless assured of impunity."

"There is no such thing as a perfect government, yet many styles of government can be bearable."

"All kinds of numismatic and literary knowledge serve to pass away the time."

"Peace and justice flow from a sense of human decency and mutual respect."

"In matters of controversy, it is better to give the question a fair hearing than to defend an established position."

"A man may be just to mankind and kind to individuals without sacrificing any of his liberties."

"Art is not nature, but rather a creation of the human imagination."

"The greatest monarch is not above the laws which govern human conduct."

"Our way of conducting ourselves in the world largely depends upon the strength of our beliefs."

"War is a monster that lays waste to all that is good."

"The soul is nothing but a system of different perceptions or different existences."

"Nothing is more serviceable to our understanding than a sharp sense of discrimination."