David Hume Quote

Such a superiority do the pursuits of literature possess above every other occupation, that even he who attains but a mediocrity in them, merits the pre-eminence above those that excel the most in the common and vulgar professions.


David Hume: Philosophical Historian (ed. 1965)


Such a superiority do the pursuits of literature possess above every other occupation, that even he who attains but a mediocrity in them, merits the...

Such a superiority do the pursuits of literature possess above every other occupation, that even he who attains but a mediocrity in them, merits the...

Such a superiority do the pursuits of literature possess above every other occupation, that even he who attains but a mediocrity in them, merits the...

Such a superiority do the pursuits of literature possess above every other occupation, that even he who attains but a mediocrity in them, merits the...