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Thomas Carlyle
Scottish Writer, Philosopher, Historian
Friday 4 December 1795 - Saturday 5 February 1881
Robert Louis Stevenson
Scottish Writer, Novelist, Poet
Wednesday 13 November 1850 - Monday 3 December 1894
David Hume
Scottish Philosopher, Historian, Economist
Thursday 7 May 1711 - Sunday 25 August 1776
Craig Ferguson
Scottish Writer, Author, Artist, Actor, Comedian, Producer, Director
Born Thursday 17 May 1962
Evelyn Glennie
Scottish Musician
Born Monday 19 July 1965
Alan Cumming
Scottish Actor
Born Wednesday 27 January 1965
David Byrne
Scottish Writer, Artist, Musician, Songwriter
Born Friday 14 March 1952
Walter Scott
Scottish Novelist, Poet, Playwright
Wednesday 14 August 1771 - Friday 21 September 1832
Ewan McGregor
Scottish Actor
Born Wednesday 31 March 1971
Billy Connolly
Scottish Actor, Comedian, Musician
Born Tuesday 24 November 1942
Norman MacCaig
Scottish Poet
Monday 14 November 1910 - Tuesday 23 January 1996
Steven Moffat
Scottish Writer, Producer
Born Saturday 18 November 1961
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Heaven and hell suppose two distinct species of men, the good and the bad. But the greatest part of mankind float betwixt vice and virtue.

David Hume

Words: heaven, hell, suppose, two, distinct, species, men, good, bad, greatest, part, mankind, float, betwixt, vice, virtue
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Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them.

David Hume

Words: beauty, things, exists, mind, contemplates
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He is happy whom circumstances suit his temper; but he Is more excellent who suits his temper to any circumstance.

David Hume

Words: happy, circumstances, suit, temper, more, excellent, suits, any, circumstance
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A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.

David Hume

Words: wise, man, proportions, belief, evidence
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That the sun will not rise tomorrow is no less intelligible a proposition, and implies no more contradiction, than the affirmation, that it will rise.

David Hume

Words: sun, will, rise, tomorrow, less, intelligible, proposition, implies, more, contradiction, affirmation
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And what is the greatest number? Number one.

David Hume

Words: greatest, number, one
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Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few.

David Hume

Words: nothing, more, surprising, easiness, governed
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Beauty is no quality in things themselves. It exists merely in the mind which contemplates them.

David Hume

Words: beauty, quality, things, exists, merely, mind, contemplates
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A propensity to hope and joy is real riches; one to fear and sorrow real poverty.

David Hume

Words: propensity, hope, joy, real, riches, one, fear, sorrow, poverty
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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.

David Hume

Words: reason, slave, passions, never, pretend, any, other, office, serve, obey
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To hate, to love, to think, to feel, to see; all this is nothing but to perceive.

David Hume

Words: hate, love, think, feel, see, all, nothing, perceive
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This avidity alone, of acquiring goods and possessions for ourselves and our nearest friends, is insatiable, perpetual, universal, and directly destructive of society.

David Hume

Words: avidity, alone, acquiring, goods, possessions, nearest, friends, insatiable, perpetual, universal, directly, destructive, society
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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.

David Hume

Words: eloquence, highest, pitch, leaves, little, room, reason, reflection, addresses, entirely, desires, affections, captivating, willing, hearers, subduing, understanding
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Avarice, the spur of industry.

David Hume

Words: avarice, spur, industry
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A purpose, an intention, a design, strikes everywhere even the careless, the most stupid thinker.

David Hume

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A man acquainted with history may, in some respect, be said to have lived from the beginning of the world, and to have been making continual additions to his stock of knowledge in every century.

David Hume

Words: man, acquainted, history, may, some, respect, said, lived, beginning, world, making, continual, additions, stock, knowledge, every, century
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I have written on all sorts of subjects... yet I have no enemies; except indeed all the Whigs, all the Tories, and all the Christians.

David Hume

Words: written, all, sorts, subjects, yet, enemies, except, indeed, Whigs, Tories, Christians
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The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.

David Hume

Words: life, man, greater, importance, universe, oyster
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Scholastic learning and polemical divinity retarded the growth of all true knowledge.

David Hume

Words: scholastic, learning, polemical, divinity, retarded, growth, all, true, knowledge
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Every wise, just, and mild government, by rendering the condition of its subjects easy and secure, will always abound most in people, as well as in commodities and riches.

David Hume

Words: every, wise, just, mild, government, rendering, condition, subjects, easy, secure, will, abound, people, well, commodities, riches
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