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
Friendship improves happiness, and abates misery, by doubling our joys, and dividing our grief
The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all
Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up
A capacity, and taste, for reading gives access to whatever has already been discovered by others
Whoever gives advice to a heedless man is himself in need of advice
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