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

Quote by David Hume

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He is happy whom circumstances suit his temper; but he Is more excellent who suits...

He is happy whom circumstances suit his temper; but he Is more excellent who suits...

The corruption of the best things gives rise to the worst.

The corruption of the best things gives rise to the worst.

Men are much oftener thrown on their knees by the melancholy than by the agreeable...

Men are much oftener thrown on their knees by the melancholy than by the agreeable...

The heights of popularity and patriotism are still the beaten road to power and tyranny;...

The heights of popularity and patriotism are still the beaten road to power and tyranny;...

There is no They, Only Us.

There is no They, Only Us.

The advantages found in history seem to be of three kinds, as it amuses the...

The advantages found in history seem to be of three kinds, as it amuses the...

Character is the result of a system of stereotyped principals.

Character is the result of a system of stereotyped principals.

It is not reason which is the guide of life, but custom.

It is not reason which is the guide of life, but custom.

The many instances of forged miracles, and prophecies, and supernatural events, which, in all ages,...

The many instances of forged miracles, and prophecies, and supernatural events, which, in all ages,...

Beauty is no quality in things themselves: it exists merely in the mind which contemplates...

Beauty is no quality in things themselves: it exists merely in the mind which contemplates...

It's when we start working together that the real healing takes place... it's when we...

It's when we start working together that the real healing takes place... it's when we...

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

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

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

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

Nothing endears so much a friend as sorrow for his death. The pleasure of his...

Nothing endears so much a friend as sorrow for his death. The pleasure of his...

When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken, giving views to...

When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken, giving views to...

Philosophy would render us entirely Pyrrhonian, were not nature too strong for it.

Philosophy would render us entirely Pyrrhonian, were not nature too strong for it.

Everything in the world is purchased by labor

Everything in the world is purchased by labor

Off the field I like to go out, but not too much. I love to...

Off the field I like to go out, but not too much. I love to...

The higher your energy level, the more efficient your body The more efficient your body,...

The higher your energy level, the more efficient your body The more efficient your body,...

Everything we enjoy in society is a direct result of the accumulated learning derived from...

Everything we enjoy in society is a direct result of the accumulated learning derived from...