“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.”
英语
“理性是、也应该只是激情的奴隶，除了服务和服从激情之外，它绝不能假装担当其他职责。”
A Treatise of Human Nature ↗ (1739)
《人性论》“Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous.”
英语
“一般来说，宗教中的错误是危险的；哲学中的错误只是可笑的。”
A Treatise of Human Nature ↗ (1739)
《人性论》“A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.”
英语
“聪明人根据证据来调整自己的信念。”
《人类理解研究》
“Custom, then, is the great guide of human life.”
英语
“因此，习惯是人类生活的伟大指南。”
《人类理解研究》
“Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them.”
英语
“事物的美存在于审视它们的心灵之中。”
Of the Standard of Taste ↗ (1757)
《论趣味的标准》