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Quote by David Hume
The corruption of the best things gives rise to the worst. - David

The corruption of the best things gives rise to the worst. – David Hume

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

Category:
Patriotism
Author
David Hume
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Nothing endears so much a friend as sorrow for his death. The pleasure of his company has not so powerful an influence. – David Hume

Category:
Death
Author
David Hume
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There is not to be found, in all history, any miracle attested by a sufficient number of men, of such unquestioned good sense, education and learning, as to secure us against all delusion in themselves. – David Hume

Category:
Education
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David Hume
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The most basic question is not what is best, but who shall decide what is best. – Thomas Sowell

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The noir hero is a knight in blood caked armor. Hes dirty and he does his best to deny the fact that hes a hero the whole time. – Frank Miller

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In matters of conscience, first thoughts are best. In matters of prudence, last thoughts are best. – Robert Hall

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best

The humblest painter is a true scholar and the best of scholars the scholar of nature. – William Hazlitt

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Happiness is a byproduct of function, purpose, and conflict those who seek happiness for itself seek victory without war. – William S. Burroughs

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No one can pray well, but those who live well. – Proverb

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Here we write well when we expose frauds and hypocrites. We are great at counting warts and blemishes and weighting feet of clay. In expressing love, we belong among the underdeveloped countries. – Saul Bellow

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