“The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.”
David Hume (1711–1776) Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian
Source: On Suicide
“He was a bold man that first ate an oyster.”
Polite Conversation (1738), Dialogue 2
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Context: When the spirit touches
man's heart and brow
with thoughts that are lofty, bold, serene,
so that with clear eyes he will face the world
as a free man may;
when the spirit gives birth to action
by which alone we stand or fall;
when from the sane and resolute action
rises the workd that gives a a man's life
content and meaning — then would that many,
lonely and actively working,
know of the spirit that grasps and befriends him...
