Best quotes by David Hume on Reason

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• ‟ 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.

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• ‟ It is not contrary to reason to prefer the destruction of the whole world to the scratching of my finger.

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• ‟ Eloquence, at its highest pitch, leaves little room for reason or reflection, but addresses itself entirely to the desires and affections, captivating the willing hearers, and subduing their understanding.

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• ‟ The rules of morality are not the conclusion of our reason.

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• ‟ It is not reason which is the guide of life, but custom.

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