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Date: January 1739
"In general we may remark, that the minds of men are mirrors to one another, not only because they reflect each others emotions, but also because those rays of passions, sentiments and opinions may be often reverberated, and may decay away by insensible degrees."
preview | full record— Hume, David (1711-1776)
Date: 1757
"During such calm sunshine of the mind, these spectres of false divinity never make their appearance."
preview | full record— Hume, David (1711-1776)
