Quote by David Hume
A man acquainted with history may, in some respect, be said to hav

A man acquainted with history may, in some respect, be said to have lived from the beginning of the world, and to have been making continual additions to his stock of knowledge in every century. – David Hume

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Accuracy is, in every case, advantageous to beauty, and just reasoning to delicate sentiment. In vain would we exalt the one by depreciating the other. – David Hume

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The heights of popularity and patriotism are still the beaten road to power and tyranny. – David Hume

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A purpose, an intention, a design, strikes everywhere even the careless, the most stupid thinker. – David Hume

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And History will smile to think that this is the species for which Socrates and Jesus Christ died. – Julien Benda

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People dont always realize that my parents shared a sense of intellectual curiosity and a love of reading and of history. – Caroline Kennedy

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The history of Christianity, therefore, must be of concern to all who are interested in the record of man and particularly to all who seek to understand the contemporary human scene. – Kenneth Scott Latourette

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The process of making natural history films is to try to prevent the animal knowing you are there, so you get glimpses of a non-human world, and that is a transporting thing. – David Attenborough

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