John Locke Quotes About Prejudice

Quotes about: Prejudice

• Firmness or stiffness of the mind is not from adherence to truth, but submission to prejudice.

  John Locke

  Mind, Adherence, Prejudice

  John Locke (1828). “An essay concerning human understanding ... The twentieth edition, etc”, p.560

• Every man carries about him a touchstone, if he will make use of it, to distinguish substantial gold from superficial glitterings, truth from appearances. And indeed the use and benefit of this touchstone, which is natural reason, is spoiled and lost only by assuming prejudices, overweening presumption, and narrowing our minds.

  John Locke

  Men, Mind, Gold

  John Locke (1819). “An essay concerning human understanding. Also, extr. from the author's works, i. Analysis of mr. Locke's doctrine of ideas [&c.].”, p.314

• The native and untaught suggestions of inquisitive children do often offer things, that may set a considering man's thoughts on work. And I think there is frequently more to be learn'd from the unexpected questions of a child than the discourses of men, who talk in a road, according to the notions they have borrowed, and the prejudices of their education.

  John Locke

  Children, Men, Thinking

  John Locke, George Berkeley (2010). “Locke, Berkely & Hume”, p.113, Cosimo, Inc.

• False and doubtful positions, relied upon as unquestionable maxims, keep those who build on them in the dark from truth. Such are usually the prejudices imbibed from education, party, reverence, fashion, interest, et cetera.

  John Locke

  Fashion, Party, Dark

  "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding" by John Locke, (Book IV, Ch. 7), 1689.

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