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

Other quotes by David Hume

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

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Death
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Every wise, just, and mild government, by rendering the condition of its subjects easy and secure, will always abound most in people, as well as in commodities and riches. – David Hume

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Government
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Yeah, I try to be the best example I can be for young girls just as far as my person goes – just to uphold a good image. – Miranda Lambert

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No matter how good you are at planning, the pressure never goes away. So I dont fight it. I feed off it. I turn pressure into motivation to do my best. – Benjamin Carson

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Common looking people are the best in the world: that is the reason the Lord makes so many of them. – Abraham Lincoln

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The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? – Edgar Allan Poe

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The search for conspiracy only increases the elements of morbidity and paranoia and fantasy in this country. It romanticizes crimes that are terrible because of their lack of purpose. It obscures our necessary understanding, all of us, that in this life there is often tragedy without reason. – Anthony Lewis

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I am desperate for change – now – not in 8 years or 12 years, but right now. – Michelle Obama

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