David Hume was born in Edinburgh and showed an early inclination for study and writing. His most famous work, 'A Treatise of Human Nature', published anonymously in 1739-1740, was initially poorly received but later recognized as a landmark in the history of philosophy. Hume also made significant contributions to economics and history, writing a monumental 'History of England'. He was known for his analytical mind and skepticism, questioning causality and induction, and arguing that all knowledge derives from sensory experience. Despite his intellectual contributions, his academic career faced obstacles due to his views considered radical for the time. Hume passed away in Edinburgh in 1776.
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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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Never literary attempt was more unfortunate than my Treatise of Human Nature. It fell dead-born from the press.
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Money … is none of the wheels of trade: it is the oil which renders the motion of the wheels more smooth and easy.
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The Christian religion not only was at first attended with miracles, but even at this day cannot be believed by any reasonable person without one.
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If we take in our hand any volume; of divinity or school metaphysics, for instance; let us ask, Does it contain any abstract reasoning concerning quantity or number? No. Does it contain any experimental reasoning, concerning matter of fact and existence? No. Commit it then to the flames: for it can contain nothing but sophistry and illusion.
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