Art may make a suit of clothes, but nature must produce a man
Scottish Enlightenment philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist, who is best known today for his highly influential system of philosophical empiricism, skepticism, and naturalism.
All knowledge degenerates into probability
The heart of man is made to reconcile the most glaring contradictions
There is nothing to be learnt from a Professor, which is not to be met with in Books
Explanation is where the mind rests
A wise man apportions his beliefs to the evidence
Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them
Many quote knowledge, but few note it in mind
The past is already gone, the future is not yet here. There’s only one moment for you to live
The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions
But only he who, himself enlightened, is not afraid of shadows
Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance
Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die
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