Quote by David Hume
Men often act knowingly against their interest. - David Hume

Men often act knowingly against their interest. – David Hume

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There is a very remarkable inclination in human nature to bestow on external objects the same emotions which it observes in itself, and to find every where those ideas which are most present to it. – 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

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Real men are sadly lacking in this world, for when they are put to the test they prove worthless. – Franz Liszt

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When a nations young men are conservative, its funeral bell is already rung. – Henry Ward Beecher

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