He says that the perfect life is a life equally balanced between a pure philosopher and a pure ignoramus. “The most perfect character is said to lie between these extremes” (Hume 185). He goes on to say that a man who devotes himself to both the life of reason and the life of leisure is necessarily an asset to society, because he can participate in intellectual enterprises, while enjoying material pleasures, and can bring both to these. in society. He states that it is the nature of man to satisfy both areas of life and says: “Be a philosopher; but, in the midst of all your philosophy, always be a man” (Hume