David Hume — "The sceptic, therefore, still continues to reason and believe, even though he as…"

"The greater the object, the less it can be conceived by the imagination."

"It is difficult for a man to speak long of himself without vanity; therefore, I shall be short."

"The ingenuity, industry, and activity of the ancient GREEKS have nothing in common with the stupidity and indolence of the present inhabitants of those regions."

"All human life must perish, were his principles to prevail. All discourse, all action would immediately cease, and men remain in a total lethargy, till the necessities of nature, unsatisfied, put an e…"

"The great end of all speculation is to make our natural sentiments of approbation and blame coincide with those of the wise and judicious."