Quote by David Hume
Belief is nothing but a more vivid, lively, forcible, firm, steady

Belief is nothing but a more vivid, lively, forcible, firm, steady conception of an object, than what the imagination alone is ever able to attain. – David Hume

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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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A propensity to hope and joy is real riches one to fear and sorrow real poverty. – 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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I have three phobias which, could I mute them, would make my life as slick as a sonnet, but as dull as ditch water: I hate to go to bed, I hate to get up, and I hate to be alone. – Tallulah Bankhead

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Without strength and courage its really hard to perform at the highest levels of international figure skating, because youre alone on the ice and you only have seven minutes over two nights to prove yourself. – Scott Hamilton

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alone

Picture yourself vividly as winning, and that alone will contribute immeasurably to success. – Harry Emerson Fosdick

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alone

We neither laugh alone, nor weep alone, why then should we pray alone? – Anna Letitia Barbauld

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When a thing has been said and well said, have no scruple: take it and copy it. – Anatole France, “The Creed”

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If you want to fight the evil you see in finance and industry, get to work reading the corporate filings, see if there has been fraud, and where you find it, report it to the SEC or write about it or blog about it. – Ben Stein

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