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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Avarice, the spur of industry

Avarice, the spur of industry

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.

A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence

A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence

Custom is the great guide to human life.

Custom is the great guide to human life.

Everything in the world is purchased by labor

Everything in the world is purchased by labor

And what is the greatest number? Number one.

And what is the greatest number? Number one.

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...

I have written on all sorts of subjects... yet I have no enemies; except indeed...

I have written on all sorts of subjects... yet I have no enemies; except indeed...

The rules of morality are not the conclusion of our reason.

The rules of morality are not the conclusion of our reason.

The chief benefit, which results from philosophy, arises in an indirect manner, and proceeds more...

The chief benefit, which results from philosophy, arises in an indirect manner, and proceeds more...

Be a philosopher but, amid all your philosophy be still a man.

Be a philosopher but, amid all your philosophy be still a man.

There is not to be found, in all history, any miracle attested by a sufficient...

There is not to be found, in all history, any miracle attested by a sufficient...

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...

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

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

Heaven and hell suppose two distinct species of men, the good and the bad. But...

Heaven and hell suppose two distinct species of men, the good and the bad. But...

No advantages in this world are pure and unmixed.

No advantages in this world are pure and unmixed.

The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of...

The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of...

Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions, and can never...

Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions, and can never...

Eloquence, at its highest pitch, leaves little room for reason or reflection, but addresses itself...

Eloquence, at its highest pitch, leaves little room for reason or reflection, but addresses itself...

Men often act knowingly against their interest.

Men often act knowingly against their interest.