David Hume (May 7, 1711 - August 25, 1776) on Learning and Virtue

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(1711 - 1776)

Scottish Enlightenment Philosopher, Historian, Economist, Librarian and Essayist, as well as Philosophical Empiricist, Skeptic, and Naturalist

: Generally regarded as one of the most important philosophers to write in English, David Hume (1711?1776) was also well known in his own time as an historian and essayist. (From: Plato.Stanford.edu.)


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Quote #5 on Education Struggle Quotes >> Learning and Virtue

“To love the glory of virtuous deeds is a sure proof of the love of virtue.”

Source: "Essays Moral, Political, and Literary," by David Hume, edited by Liberty Fund, 1777, with a forward by Eugene F. Miller, 1 October 1984. Section: The Life of David Hume, Esq. Part I. Essay XI. Of the Dignity or Meanness of Human Nature.

"Essays Moral, Political, and Literary," by David Hume, edited by Liberty Fund, 1777, with a forward by Eugene F. Miller, 1 October 1984. Section: The Life of David Hume, Esq.

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