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Custom is the great guide to human life
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"Custom is the great guide to human life"

- David Hume

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This quote by David Hume suggests that custom, or the routines and customs of a particular society, is the most crucial consider guiding human life. Hume believed that custom-made was the most reputable source of understanding and morality, and that it needs to be respected and followed. He argued that custom-made was the outcome of centuries of experience and knowledge, which it needs to be followed even if it was not constantly logical or logical. Hume thought that custom was the very best method to ensure that people lived in consistency with each other and with nature. He argued that custom-made was the very best way to ensure that people might reside in peace and success. By following custom-made, Hume thought that people could reside in a more orderly and harmonious society.

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David Hume This quote is written / told by David Hume between May 7, 1711 and August 25, 1776. He was a famous Philosopher from Scotland. The author also have 45 other quotes.

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