Does a man of sense run after every silly tale of hobgoblins or fairies, and canvass particularly the evidence? I never — David Hume, Letters of David Hume 2 vols
Does a man of sense run after every silly tale of hobgoblins or fairies, and canvass particularly the evidence? I never — David Hume, Letters of David Hume 2 vols
Does a man of sense run after every silly tale of hobgoblins or fairies, and canvass particularly the evidence? I never — David Hume, Letters of David Hume 2 vols
Does a man of sense run after every silly tale of hobgoblins or fairies, and canvass particularly the evidence? I never — David Hume, Letters of David Hume 2 vols
Does a man of sense run after every silly tale of hobgoblins or fairies, and canvass particularly the evidence? I never — David Hume, Letters of David Hume 2 vols
Does a man of sense run after every silly tale of hobgoblins or fairies, and canvass particularly the evidence? I never — David Hume, Letters of David Hume 2 vols
Does a man of sense run after every silly tale of hobgoblins or fairies, and canvass particularly the evidence? I never — David Hume, Letters of David Hume 2 vols
Does a man of sense run after every silly tale of hobgoblins or fairies, and canvass particularly the evidence? I never — David Hume, Letters of David Hume 2 vols
Does a man of sense run after every silly tale of hobgoblins or fairies, and canvass particularly the evidence? I never — David Hume, Letters of David Hume 2 vols
Does a man of sense run after every silly tale of hobgoblins or fairies, and canvass particularly the evidence? I never — David Hume, Letters of David Hume 2 vols
Does a man of sense run after every silly tale of hobgoblins or fairies, and canvass particularly the evidence? I never — David Hume, Letters of David Hume 2 vols
Does a man of sense run after every silly tale of hobgoblins or fairies, and canvass particularly the evidence? I never — David Hume, Letters of David Hume 2 vols
Does a man of sense run after every silly tale of hobgoblins or fairies, and canvass particularly the evidence? I never — David Hume, Letters of David Hume 2 vols
Does a man of sense run after every silly tale of hobgoblins or fairies, and canvass particularly the evidence? I never — David Hume, Letters of David Hume 2 vols
Does a man of sense run after every silly tale of hobgoblins or fairies, and canvass particularly the evidence? I never — David Hume, Letters of David Hume 2 vols
Does a man of sense run after every silly tale of hobgoblins or fairies, and canvass particularly the evidence? I never — David Hume, Letters of David Hume 2 vols
Does a man of sense run after every silly tale of hobgoblins or fairies, and canvass particularly the evidence? I never — David Hume, Letters of David Hume 2 vols
Does a man of sense run after every silly tale of hobgoblins or fairies, and canvass particularly the evidence? I never — David Hume, Letters of David Hume 2 vols
Does a man of sense run after every silly tale of hobgoblins or fairies, and canvass particularly the evidence? I never — David Hume, Letters of David Hume 2 vols
Does a man of sense run after every silly tale of hobgoblins or fairies, and canvass particularly the evidence? I never — David Hume, Letters of David Hume 2 vols
Does a man of sense run after every silly tale of hobgoblins or fairies, and canvass particularly the evidence? I never — David Hume, Letters of David Hume 2 vols
Does a man of sense run after every silly tale of hobgoblins or fairies, and canvass particularly the evidence? I never — David Hume, Letters of David Hume 2 vols
Does a man of sense run after every silly tale of hobgoblins or fairies, and canvass particularly the evidence? I never — David Hume, Letters of David Hume 2 vols
Does a man of sense run after every silly tale of hobgoblins or fairies, and canvass particularly the evidence? I never — David Hume, Letters of David Hume 2 vols
Does a man of sense run after every silly tale of hobgoblins or fairies, and canvass particularly the evidence? I never — David Hume, Letters of David Hume 2 vols
Does a man of sense run after every silly tale of hobgoblins or fairies, and canvass particularly the evidence? I never — David Hume, Letters of David Hume 2 vols
Does a man of sense run after every silly tale of hobgoblins or fairies, and canvass particularly the evidence? I never — David Hume, Letters of David Hume 2 vols
Does a man of sense run after every silly tale of hobgoblins or fairies, and canvass particularly the evidence? I never — David Hume, Letters of David Hume 2 vols
Does a man of sense run after every silly tale of hobgoblins or fairies, and canvass particularly the evidence? I never — David Hume, Letters of David Hume 2 vols
Does a man of sense run after every silly tale of hobgoblins or fairies, and canvass particularly the evidence? I never — David Hume, Letters of David Hume 2 vols
Download Customize

Does a man of sense run after every silly tale of hobgoblins or fairies, and canvass particularly the evidence? I never knew anyone, that examined and deliberated about nonsense who did not believe it before the end of his enquiries.

— David Hume, Letters of David Hume 2 vols
Pin Share Tweet Telegram
Topics
belief enquiry evidence fairy tales nonsense rationality reason scepticism skepticism superstition

More “Belief” Quotes

You never know how much you really believe anything until its truth of falsehood becomes a matter of life and death to y — C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed
You can believe something really hard,' Faith says, 'and still be wrong. — Jodi Picoult, Keeping Faith
What do I believe that I deserve in this life? — Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love
If Jesus rose from the dead, then you have to accept all that he said; if he didn't rise from the dead, then why worry a — Timothy J. Keller, The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism
It is merely an accident of history that it is considered normal in our society to believe that the Creator of the unive — Sam Harris, The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason
I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief. — Gerry Spence, How to Argue & Win Every Time: At Home, At Work, In Court, Everywhere, Everyday
My technique is don’t believe anything. If you believe in something, you are automatically precluded from believing its — Terence McKenna
Every mental act is composed of doubt and belief,but it is belief that is the positive, it is beliefthat sustains though — Søren Kierkegaard
If you were an atheist, Birbal," the Emperor challenged his first minister, "what would you say to the true believers of — Salman Rushdie, The Enchantress of Florence
I don't hold with paddlin' with the occult," said Granny firmly. "Once you start paddlin' with the occult you start beli — Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies
I believe in recovery, and as a role model I have the responsibility to let young people know that you can make a mistak — Ann Richards
Belief gets in the way of learning. — Robert A. Heinlein