Henry Home, Lord Kames Quotes on Knowledge
Henry Home, Lord Kames, was a Scottish judge, philosopher, and polymath and one of the central figures of the Scottish Enlightenment. This page collects quotes attributed to Henry Home, Lord Kames on the topic of knowledge, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Henry Home, Lord Kames:
“Taste is the offspring of cultivation, not of mere instinct.”
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Attributed to Henry Home, Lord Kames:
“The history of human society is the history of human faculties unfolding.”
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Attributed to Henry Home, Lord Kames:
“Common sense is the surest guide where philosophy fails.”
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“We part more easily with what we possess, than with our expectations of what we wish for; because expectation always goes beyond enjoyment.”
Anticipation", p. 25 -
“Anticipation", p. 25”
We part more easily with what we possess, than with our expectations of what we wish for; because expectation always goes beyond enjoyment. -
“Appreciation", p. 30”
A man does but faintly relish that felicity which costs him nothing; happy they whom pain leads to pleasure. -
“Parsimony is enough to make the master of the golden mines as poor as he that has nothing; for a man may be brought to a morsel of bread by parsimony as well as profusion.”
Avarice", p. 42 -
“Benevolence is allied to few vices; selfishness to fewer virtues.”
Benevolence", p. 52 -
“Many shining actions owe their success to chance though the general or statesman runs away with the applause.”
Chance", p. 69