# A Treatise of Human Nature  ## Metadata - Author: [[David Hume and Ancient Crow Press]] - Full Title: A Treatise of Human Nature - Category: #books ## Highlights - Nothing is more dangerous to reason than the flights of the imagination, and nothing has been the occasion of more mistakes among philosophers. ([Location 4475](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0B3LNJ1YD&location=4475)) - the understanding, when it acts alone, and according to its most general principles, entirely subverts itself, and leaves not the lowest degree of evidence in any proposition, either in philosophy or common life. ([Location 4482](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0B3LNJ1YD&location=4482)) - Note: Total skepticism - Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous. ([Location 4547](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0B3LNJ1YD&location=4547)) - A true sceptic will be diffident of his philosophical doubts, as well as of his philosophical conviction; and will never refuse any innocent satisfaction, which offers itself, upon account of either of them. ([Location 4568](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0B3LNJ1YD&location=4568))