The heart of man is made to reconcile the most glaring contradictions
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
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
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
Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them
One who talks too much makes the most mistakes
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall
You will have to make up for the smallness of your size by your courage and selfless devotion to duty, for it is not life that matters, but the courage, fortitude and determination you bring to it
It is true that we are made of dust. And the world is also made of dust. But the dust has motes rising
Art may make a suit of clothes, but nature must produce a man
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