Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
full of noble sentiments and wise precepts, applicable to every demand of human life. By means of such writings, virtue becomes lovable, the pursuit of knowledge agreeable, company instructive, and solitude entertaining. Man is •a reasonable being, and as such he gets appro-priate food and nourishment from the pursuit of knowledge;
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