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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And what is the greatest number? Number one.

And what is the greatest number? Number one.

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...

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...

The law always limits every power it gives.

The law always limits every power it gives.

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...

That the sun will not rise to-morrow is no less intelligible a proposition, and implies...

That the sun will not rise to-morrow is no less intelligible a proposition, and implies...

A purpose, an intention, a design, strikes everywhere even the careless, the most stupid thinker.

A purpose, an intention, a design, strikes everywhere even the careless, the most stupid thinker.

Men often act knowingly against their interest.

Men often act knowingly against their interest.

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

Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them.

Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them.

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...

I may venture to affirm the rest of mankind, that they are nothing but a...

I may venture to affirm the rest of mankind, that they are nothing but a...

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

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

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...

It is not contrary to reason to prefer the destruction of the whole world to...

It is not contrary to reason to prefer the destruction of the whole world to...

Everything in the world is purchased by labor.

Everything in the world is purchased by labor.

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...

In every story I have heard, good teachers share one trait: a strong sense of...

In every story I have heard, good teachers share one trait: a strong sense of...

Education would be much more effective if its purpose was to ensure that by the...

Education would be much more effective if its purpose was to ensure that by the...

Some of the best lessons we ever learn we learn from our mistakes and failures....

Some of the best lessons we ever learn we learn from our mistakes and failures....

Seeing, hearing and feeling are miracles, and each part and tag of me is a...

Seeing, hearing and feeling are miracles, and each part and tag of me is a...