David Hume

David Hume (1711 - 1776) was a Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian.

A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.
David Hume

Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them.
David Hume

There is not to be found, in all history, any miracle attested by a sufficient number of men, of such unquestioned good sense, education and learning, as to secure us against all delusion in themselves.
David Hume

Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions, and can never pretend to any other office than to serve and obey them.
David Hume

Custom is the great guide to human life.
David Hume