Quote by David Hume
When men are the most sure and arrogant they are commonly the most

When men are the most sure and arrogant they are commonly the most mistaken, giving views to passion without that proper deliberation and suspense which alone can secure them from the grossest absurdities. – David Hume

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This avidity alone, of acquiring goods and possessions for ourselves and our nearest friends, is insatiable, perpetual, universal, and directly destructive of society. – David Hume

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The advantages found in history seem to be of three kinds, as it amuses the fancy, as it improves the understanding, and as it strengthens virtue. – David Hume

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Beauty, whether moral or natural, is felt, more properly than perceived. – David Hume

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If we begin with certainties, we shall end in doubts; but if we begin with doubts, and are patient in them, we shall end in certainties. – Francis Bacon

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A womans guess is much more accurate than a mans certainty. – Rudyard Kipling

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To be positive: to be mistaken at the top of ones voice. – Ambrose Bierce

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In these matters the only certainty is that there is nothing certain. – Pliny The Elder

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