No testimony is sufficient to establish a miracle, unless the testimony be of such a kind, that its falsehood would be more miraculous than the fact which it endeavors to establish. David Hume endeavorestablishfact Change image and share on social
To be a philosophical sceptic is, in a man of letters, the first and most essential to being a sound, believing Christian. David Hume believechristianessential Change image and share on social
Custom is the great guide to human life. David Hume customgreatguide Change image and share on social
It is a just political maxim, that every man must be supposed a knave. David Hume knavemanmaxim Change image and share on social
The rules of morality are not the conclusion of our reason. David Hume conclusionmoralityreason Change image and share on social
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 accuracyadvantageousbeauty Change image and share on social
That the sun will not rise tomorrow is no less intelligible a proposition, and implies no more contradiction, than the affirmation, that it will rise. David Hume affirmationcontradictionimply Change image and share on social
It is not reason which is the guide of life, but custom. David Hume customguidelife Change image and share on social
I have written on all sorts of subjects... yet I have no enemies; except indeed all the Whigs, all the Tories, and all the Christians. David Hume christianenemysort Change image and share on social