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Untruth being unacceptable to the mind of man, there is no other defence left for absurdity but obscurity.

John Locke

Men, Mind, Obscurity

John Locke (1824). “Of human understanding. A defence of Mr. Locke's opinion concerning personal identity. Of the conduct of the understanding. Some thoughts concerning reading and study for a gentleman. Elements of natural philosophy. A new method of common-place-book”, p.29

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The necessity of pursuing true happiness is the foundation of all liberty- Happiness, in its full extent, is the utmost pleasure we are capable of.

John Locke

Happiness, Liberty, Foundation

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An excellent man, like precious metal, is in every way invariable; A villain, like the beams of a balance, is always varying, upwards and downwards.

John Locke

Integrity, Men, Balance

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Man is not permitted without censure to follow his own thoughts in the search of truth, when they lead him ever so little out of the common road.

John Locke

Men, Littles, Common

John Locke (1825). “An Essay Concerning Human Understanding: An analysis of Mr. Locke's Doctrine of ideas .... A defense of Mr. Locke's Opinion concerning personal identity .... A treatise on the conduct of the understanding. Some thoughts concerning reading and study for a gentleman. Elements of natural philosophy. A new method of a common place book. Extracted from the author's works. With a life of the author”, p.33

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Habits wear more constantly and with greatest force than reason, which, when we have most need of it, is seldom fairly consulted, and more rarely obeyed

John Locke

Needs, Reason, Habit

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A sound mind in a sound body, is a short, but full description of a happy state in this World: he that has these two, has little more to wish for; and he that wants either of them, will be little the better for anything else.

John Locke

Happiness, Two, Mind

John Locke, Ruth Weissbourd Grant, Nathan Tarcov (1996). “Some Thoughts Concerning Education: And, Of the Conduct of the Understanding”, Hackett Publishing

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The reservedness and distance that fathers keep, often deprive their sons of that refuge which would be of more advantage to them than an hundred rebukes or chidings.

John Locke

Father, Distance, Son

John Locke, Ruth Weissbourd Grant, Nathan Tarcov (1996). “Some Thoughts Concerning Education: And, Of the Conduct of the Understanding”, Hackett Publishing

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[I]t being reasonable and just, I should have a right to destroy that which threatens me with destruction: for by the fundamental law of nature, man being to be preserved as much as possible, when all cannot be preserved, the safety of the innocent is to be preferred: and one may destroy a man who makes war upon him, or has discovered an enmity to his being, for the same reason that he may kill a Wolf or a lion.

John Locke

War, Men, Should Have

John Locke (1956). “The Second Treatise of Government: (An Essay Concerning the True Original, Extent and End of Civil Government), And, A Letter Concerning Toleration”, p.20, Library of Alexandria

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It is of great use to the sailor to know the length of his line, though he cannot with it fathom all the depths of the ocean.

John Locke

Ocean, Serendipity, Depth

John Locke (1828). “An essay concerning human understanding ... The twentieth edition, etc”, p.15

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If the Gospel and the Apostles may be credited, no man can be a Christian without charity, and without that faith which works, not by force, but by love.

John Locke

Christian, Men, Charity

John Locke (1751). “Works”, p.242

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How then shall they have the play-games you allow them, if none must be bought for them?" I answer, they should make them themselves, or at least endeavour it, and set themselves about it. ...And if you help them where they are at a stand, it will more endear you to them than any chargeable toys that you shall buy for them.

John Locke

Games, Play, Toys

John Locke, John Milton (1830). “Some thoughts concerning education”, p.166

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As the magistrate has no power to impose by his laws the use of any rites and ceremonies in any church, so neither has he any power to forbid the use of such rites and ceremonies as are already received, approved, and practised by any church; because if he did so, he would destroy the church itself; the end of whose institution is only to worship God with freedom, after its own manner.

John Locke

Law, Atheism, Church

John Locke (2012). “A Letter Concerning Toleration: Latin and English Texts Revised and Edited with Variants and an Introduction”, p.65, Springer Science & Business Media

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Though the water running in the fountain be every ones, yet who can doubt, but that in the pitcher is his only who drew it out?

John Locke

Running, Water, Doubt

John Locke, David Wootton (1993). “Locke: Political Writings”, p.275, Hackett Publishing

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To be rational is so glorious a thing, that two-legged creatures generally content themselves with the title.

John Locke

Two, Titles, Reason

John Locke (1824). “The Works of John Locke: In Nine Volumes”, p.274

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He that would seriously set upon the search of truth, ought in the first place to prepare his mind with a love of it. For he that loves it not, will not take much pains to get it; nor be much concerned when he misses it.

John Locke

Pain, Missing, Mind

John Locke (1836). “An Essay Concerning Human Understanding”, p.532

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The Legislative cannot transfer the Power of Making Laws to any other hands. For it being but a delegated Power from the People, they who have it, cannot pass it over to others. The People alone can appoint the Form of the Commonwealth, which is by Constituting the Legislative, and appointing in whose hands that shall be.

John Locke

Hands, Law, People

John Locke (1759). “THE WORKS OF JOHN LOCKE, Esq;: In THREE VOLUMES. To which is Added, The LIFE of the AUTHOR; AND A COLLECTION of Several of His PIECES Published by Mr. DESMAIZEAUX.”, p.208

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Since the great foundation of fear is pain, the way to harden and fortify children against fear and danger is to accustom them to suffer pain.

John Locke

Children, Pain, Suffering

John Locke, George Berkeley (2010). “Locke, Berkely & Hume”, p.106, Cosimo, Inc.

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When Fashion hath once Established, what Folly or craft began, Custom makes it Sacred, and 'twill be thought impudence or madness, to contradict or question it.

John Locke

Fashion, Crafts, Sacred

John Locke (1728). “Two Treatises of Government: In the Former the False Principles & Foundation of Sir Robert Filmer & His Followers, are Detected & Overthrown; the Latter is an Essay Concerning the True Original, Extent & End of Civil Government”, p.49

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The greatest part of mankind ... are given up to labor, and enslaved to the necessity of their mean condition; whose lives are worn out only in the provisions for living.

John Locke

Mean, Provision, Given

John Locke (1813). “An Essay Concerning Human Understanding”, p.257

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Men in great fortunes are strangers to themselves, and while they are in the puzzle of business, they have no time to tend their health either of body or mind.

John Locke

Men, Mind, Body

John Locke, Francis Bacon (1825). “The Conduct of the Understanding: Essays, Moral, Economical, and Political”, p.128

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Let not men think there is no truth, but in the sciences that they study, or the books that they read.

John Locke

Book, Men, Thinking

John Locke (1824). “Essay concerning human understanding (concluded) Defence of Mr. Locke's opinion concerning personal identity. Of the conduct of the understanding. Some thoughts concerning reading and study for a gentleman. Elements of natural philosophy. New method for a common-place book”, p.328

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I have spent more than half a lifetime trying to express the tragic moment.

John Locke

Trying, Half, Moments

"The Guardian", August 11, 1988.

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What humanity abhors, custom reconciles and recommends to us.

John Locke

Humanity, Tradition, Reconcile

John Locke, Alfred Howard (1834). “The Beauties of Locke, Consisting of Selections from His Philosophical, Moral, and Theological Works”, p.62

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Reason, if consulted with, would advise, that their children's time should be spent in acquiring what might be useful to them when they come to be men, rather than to have their heads stuff'd with a deal of trash, a great part whereof they usually never do ('tis certain they never need to) think on again as long as they live: and so much of it as does stick by them they are only the worse for.

John Locke

Children, Men, Thinking

John Locke, George Berkeley (2010). “Locke, Berkely and Hume”, p.84, Cosimo, Inc.

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I am sure, zeal or love for truth can never permit falsehood to be used in the defense of it.

John Locke

Defense, Permit, Used

John Locke (1824). “The Works of John Locke: The reasonableness of Christianity. A vindication of the Reasonableness of Christianity, from Mr. Edward's reflections. A second vindication”, p.186

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Born: August 29, 1632
Died: October 28, 1704
Occupation: Philosopher
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