David Hume

“The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.”

“He is happy whose circumstances suit his temper; but he is more excellent who can suit his temper to any circumstances.”

“It is seldom that liberty of any kind is lost all at once.”

“Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions.”

“Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them.”

“The heart of man is made to reconcile contradictions.”

“Truth springs from argument amongst friends.”

“Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous.”

“No man ever threw away life while it was worth keeping.”

“All knowledge degenerates into probability.”

“A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.”

“Be a philosopher; but, amidst all your philosophy, be still a man.”

“Custom is the great guide of human life.”

“Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few.”

“Accuracy is, in every case, advantageous to beauty, and just reasoning to delicate sentiment.”