 | David Hume - 1760 - 314 pages
...confiderations. 'It is irniverfally acknowleged, that there is a great uniformity among the aftions of men, in all nations and ages, and that human nature remains ftil! the fame, in -its principles and operations. The fame motives produce always the fame actions... | |
 | David Hume - 1779 - 548 pages
...events; we may poffibly fatisfy ourfelves by the following confiderations. It is univerfally acknowleded, that there is a great uniformity among the actions...operations. The fame motives always produce the fame actions : The fame events follow from the fame caufes. Ambition, avarice, felf-love, vanity, friendfhp,... | |
 | David Hume - 1809 - 556 pages
...similar events; we may possibly satisfy ourselves by the following considerations. It is universally acknowledged, that there is a great uniformity among...all nations and ages, and that human nature remains still the same, in its principles and operations. The same motives always produce the same actions:... | |
 | David Hume - 1826 - 628 pages
...similar events, we may possibly satisfy ourselves by the following considerations. It is universally acknowledged, that there is a great uniformity among...all nations and ages, and that human nature remains still the same in its principles and operations. The same motives always produce the same actions ;... | |
 | Robert Blakey - 1833 - 378 pages
...the ground be prepared, and the seed sown, in a proper manner. Mr. Hume observes, " It is universally acknowledged, that there is a great uniformity among...all nations and ages ; and that human nature remains still the same in itprinciples and operations. The same motives always produce the same actions ; the... | |
 | John Hill Burton - 1846 - 510 pages
...historical observation of events, the following passage is a vivid enunciation: — " It is universally acknowledged, that there is a great uniformity among...all nations and ages, and that human nature remains still the same in its principles and operations. The same motives always produce the same actions;... | |
 | James H. MACCULLOH - 1852 - 542 pages
...his authority by the following extract: (Essay on Liberty and Necessity, sec. 8.) " It is universally acknowledged, that there is a great uniformity among the actions of men in all nations and ages, and lhat human nature remains still the same in its principles and operations. The same motives always... | |
 | David Hume - 1854 - 576 pages
...similar events, we may possibly satisfy ourselves by the following considerations. It is universally acknowledged, that there is a great uniformity among...all nations and ages, and that human nature remains still the same in its principles and operations. The same motives always produce the same actions ;... | |
 | James Bowling Mozley - 1883 - 436 pages
...similar events, we may perfectly satisfy ourselves by the following considerations. It is universally acknowledged that there is a great uniformity among...all nations and ages, and that human nature remains still the same in its principles and operations. The same motives always produce the same actions ;... | |
 | James Bonar - 1893 - 432 pages
...and we can reason from their similarity. It is the same idea as in the striking passage of Hume :l " There is a great uniformity among the actions of men in all nations and ages ; and human nature still remains the same in its principles and operations. . . . Would you know the sentiments,... | |
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It is universally acknowledged, that there is a great uniformity among the actions of men, in all nations and ages, and that human nature remains still the same, in its principles and operations. 
