Explanation is where the mind rests
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
Art may make a suit of clothes, but nature must produce a man
A wise man apportions his beliefs to the evidence
Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them
Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start a winning game
Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart
You must not do anything while you are angry. Would the sail be hoisted in the storm ?
You can never be overdressed or overeducated.
Integrity is doing the right thing when nobody’s watching, and doing as you say you would do
I like this place and willingly could waste my time in it
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