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Quote by David Hume

“Truth is disputable, not human taste.”

Quote by David Hume

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David Hume, born on May 7, 1711, in Edinburgh, Scotland, and died on August 25, 1776, was an outstanding philosopher, historian, and economist. Known for his contributions to empiricism and skepticism, his works have had a profound impact on subsequent philosophy, economics, and psychology. more

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Book:Delphi Complete Works of David Hume (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of David Hume (Illustrated)

“Luxury is a word of uncertain signification, and may be taken in a good as in a bad sense”

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Book:Writings on Economics

Source: Writings on Economics

“Let us consider what we call vicious luxury. No gratification, however sensual, can of itself be esteemed vicious. A gratification is only vicious when it engrosses all a man's expense, and leaves no ability for such acts of duty and generosity as are required by his situation and fortune. The same care and toil that raise a dish of peas at Christmas would give bread to a whole family during six months.”

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Book:Selected essays

Source: Selected essays

“the senses alone are not implicitly to be depended on. We must correct their evidence by reason, and by considerations, derived from the nature of the medium, the distance of the object, and the disposition of the organ, in order to render them, within their sphere, the proper criteria of truth and falsehood.”

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Book:Delphi Complete Works of David Hume (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of David Hume (Illustrated)

“I am ready to reject all belief and reasoning, and can look upon no opinion even as more probable or likely than another.”

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Source: Delphi Complete Works of David Hume (Illustrated)

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Author:Sigmar Gabriel

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Book:Essays: Moral, Political and Literary

Source: Essays: Moral, Political and Literary

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Book:Essays Moral, Political, and Literary

Source: Essays Moral, Political, and Literary

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Book:Church Dogmatics The Doctrine of Reconciliation, Volume 4, Part 1: The Subject-Matter and Problems of the Doctrine of of Reconciliation

Source: Church Dogmatics The Doctrine of Reconciliation, Volume 4, Part 1: The Subject-Matter and Problems of the Doctrine of of Reconciliation