Hume- thought vs. sensation

So which is more powerful; a thought or a sensation? Well if you think about it a thought can come from just about anywhere. It can come from the sight of something that makes you think, it can come from someone else’s thought that was spoken upon, it can come from a dream. Whichever way this thought came, it was just a thought, and nothing more. There’s millions of thought that go through our heads throughout the day, but they come and go and leave no mark. Thoughts can be imaginary, impossible, short, fake, doubtable… A sensation is more intense and real. A sensation is something that produced a definite effect, a known feeling. Sensation happened and you were aware it happened, whether it be at that moment or a week after, it is still thought of. The sensation is remembered as a thought and a feeling; an experience. Whereas a regular thought comes and goes. As Hume would say: “The most lively thought is still inferior to the dullest sensation. “ (Pt. II) I like this quote. It is so true if you just put some thought into it and you can realize how much more important a sensation is than a thought. . .and it is always this way.