"Human Nature is the only science of man; and yet has been hitherto the most neglected." ― David Hume Topic(s): Nature More From David Hume "Accuracy is, in every case, advantageous to beauty, and just reasoning to delicate sentiment. In vain would we exalt the one by depreciating the other." "The Christian religion not only was at first attended with miracles, but even at this day cannot be believed by any reasonable person without one." "A man acquainted with history may, in some respect, be said to have lived from the beginning of the world, and to have been making continual additions to his stock of knowledge in every century." More In Nature "I lack the magnificent richness of color that animates nature."― Paul Cezanne "Custom is second nature."― Augustine of Hippo "If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe."― Carl Sagan