Hume

Famous quotes containing the word hume:

“A Tory..., since the revolution, may be defined in a few words, to be a lover of monarchy, though without abandoning liberty; and a partizan of the family of Stuart. As a Whig may be defined to be a lover of liberty though without renouncing monarchy; and a friend to the settlement in the protestant line.”
—David Hume (1711–1776)

“Be a philosopher; but, amidst all your philosophy, be still a man.”
—David Hume (1711–1776)

“Avarice, the spur of industry.”
—David Hume (1711–1776)