And what is the greatest number? Number one.
David Hume

It is not reason which is the guide of life, but custom.
David Hume

The law always limits every power it gives.
David Hume

Everything in the world is purchased by labor.
David Hume

Custom is the great guide to human life.
David Hume

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

It is seldom that liberty of any kind is lost all at once.
David Hume