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Quotation from An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding by David Hume
“A wise man, therefore, proportions his belief to the evidence”
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I (Project Gutenberg #9662)
The principle from which Hume derives his case against belief in miracles.
Citation: "A wise man, therefore, proportions his belief to the evidence" — David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I (Project Gutenberg #9662). (id an-enquiry-concerning-human-understanding-q8)
Virtues: Prudence
Portrait: David Hume, Allan Ramsay, Public domain.
