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Sentiments Quotes by David Hume
- But would we know, whether the pretended prophet had really attained a just sentiment of morals? Let us attend to his narration; and we shall…
- Nothing appears more surprising to those, who consider human affairs with a philosophical eye, than the easiness with which the many are governed by the…
- How could politics be a science, if laws and forms of government had not a uniform influence upon society? Where would be the foundation of…
- A man who has cured himself of all ridiculous prepossessions, and is fully, sincerely, and steadily convinced, from experience as well as philosophy, that the…
- No quality of human nature is more remarkable, both in itself and in its consequences, than that propensity we have to sympathize with others, and…
- The minds of men are mirrors to one another, not only because they reflect each other's emotions, but also because those rays of passions, sentiments…
- There has been a controversy started of late, much better worth examination, concerning the general foundation of Morals; whether they be derived from Reason, or…
- Truth is disputable; not taste: what exists in the nature of things is the standard of our judgement; what each man feels within himself is…
- These arguments on each side (and many more might be produced) are so plausible, that I am apt to suspect, they may, the one as…
- But in many orders of beauty, particularly those of the finer arts, it is requisite to employ much reasoning, in order to feel the proper…
- In all determinations of morality, this circumstance of public utility is ever principally in view; and wherever disputes arise, either in philosophy or common life,…
- There is nothing, in itself, valuable or despicable, desirable or hateful, beautiful or deformed; but that these attributes arise from the particular constitution and fabric…
- Accuracy is, in every case, advantageous to beauty, and just reasoning to delicate sentiment. In vain would we exalt the one by depreciating the other.
- We make allowance for a certain degree of selfishness in men; because we know it to be inseparable from human nature, and inherent in our…
- All sentiment is right; because sentiment has a reference to nothing beyond itself, and is always real, wherever a man is conscious of it. But…
- Convulsions in nature, disorders, prodigies, miracles, though the most opposite of the plan of a wise superintendent, impress mankind with the strongest sentiments of religion.
More Sentiments Quotes
- What is a child, monsieur, but the image of two beings, the fruit of two sentiments spontaneously blended? — Honore de Balzac
- But reason always cuts a poor figure beside sentiment; the one being essentially restricted, like everything that is positive, while the other… — Honore de Balzac
- Let us beware of common folk, of common sense, of sentiment, of inspiration, and of the obvious. — Charles Baudelaire
- Barack Obama likes to point to General Motors as the poster child for the job creation success of his economic policies. However,… — Bob Beauprez
- Throughout my career I have been pretty successful, I've played for some pretty big teams, represented my country quite a few times,… — David Beckham
- We would betray our values and play into our enemies' hands if we were to treat Muslims differently than anyone else. In… — Michael Bloomberg
- The majority of the senior class of Vassar does not desire my company and I must confess, having read specimens of their… — William F. Buckley, Jr.
- The most important of all revolutions, a revolution in sentiments, manners and moral opinions. — Edmund Burke
- Politicians neither love nor hate. Interest, not sentiment, directs them. — Lord Chesterfield
- It is as healthy to enjoy sentiment as to enjoy jam. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
- A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies in honest toil. — Grover Cleveland
- It seems difficult, sometimes, to believe that there was a time when sentiments now become habitual, sentiments that imply not only the… — Lascelles Abercrombie