Surity

[buboe_the_rat]

"When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken, giving views to passion without that proper deliberation which alone can secure them from the grossest absurdities" --David Hume

Comments

[ladyjoanmarie]

Does that mean I should be more sympathetic with males, when they make errors in my emotional well being?

[buboe_the_rat]

Well, that's one possible interpretation. You have to remember that when this quote was written (18th c.) I imagine it was common vernacular to use "men" instead of "people" or "men & women". I don't think that the quote was meant to be male specific. You could distill this quote to "engage brain before putting mouth in gear", but it sounds much better as written. I could be wrong.