David Hume Quotes

Men need knowledge in order to overpower their passions and master their prejudices.

I have striven not to laugh at human actions, not to weep at them, nor to hate them, but to understand them.

There has to be a balance between power and vulnerability. That's something I feel I have in my own life, something I struggle with and - on a good day - like about myself.

A wholesome oblivion of one's neighbours is the beginning of wisdom.

Man becomes man only by his intelligence, but he is man only by his heart.

We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.

Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit.

Imagine the peace symbol. The peace symbol has three pieces in it. One piece is emotion, that's your body. Another piece has spirit in it, that's your fuel. Another piece has intellect in it and that's your steering wheel. You can never overdo the fuel that goes into the body, which is the emotions and the steering wheel to drive it.

Some people carry their heart in their head and some carry their head in their heart. The trick is to keep them apart yet working together.

One ought to hold on to one's heart; for if one lets it go, one soon loses control of the head too.

Cherish that which is within you, and shut off that which is without; for much knowledge is a curse.

It is what makes us human, what distinguishes us from other animals. We can be aware of being aware.

Those who desire to rise as high as our human condition allows, must renounce intellectual pride, the omnipotence of clear thinking, belief in the absolute power of logic.

Happy the man when he has not the defects of his qualities.

To know your limitations is the hallmark of a wise person.

When a man is a prey to his emotions, he is not his own master, but lies at the mercy of fortune: so much so, that he is often compelled, while seeing that which is better for him, to follow that which is worse.

There is something insane about a lack of doubt. Doubt - to me, anyway - is what makes you human, and without doubt, even the righteous lose their grip, not only on reality but also on their humanity.

I've never acted fully impulsively. I think with my mind and my heart.

I really do love psychology and philosophy but I'm no professional at these things. Because I love seeing the true side of humanity, as I've continued that, I have ultimately lent towards philosophy and psychology but it is not something in which I try to study.

I'm a man of many emotions, so I'm a human being, and I think that's what people tend to forget sometimes.

I've always been able to put things in perspective.

All men have the capacity of knowing themselves and acting with moderation.

I Should Just Stop Tweeting, The Human Consciousness Must Raise Before I Speak My Juvenile Philosophy.

You become more and more charged with your life and with a life that you're observing. When I was younger, I was actually looking forward to getting older, to have more insight, more understanding. I'm much more tolerant with others and with myself. I'm not in rebellion all the time, I'm not angry so much. But all those feelings are really useful [when you're young] because they fire us, as long as they don't get out of control.

In this world, man has two significant possessions: intelligence and emotion. These two possessions govern our day-to-day life. But very often we see that emotion (ego) gets the upper hand in our life. We know that even if someone is extremely intelligent, when his emotion comes to the fore it will devour him. He is compelled to do what his emotion asks him to do.