All mankind... being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions.

Quote by John Locke

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To love our neighbor as ourselves is such a truth for regulating human society, that...

To love our neighbor as ourselves is such a truth for regulating human society, that...

Reverie is when ideas float in our mind without reflection or regard of the understanding.

Reverie is when ideas float in our mind without reflection or regard of the understanding.

Government has no other end, but the preservation of property.

Government has no other end, but the preservation of property.

One unerring mark of the love of truth is not entertaining any proposition with greater...

One unerring mark of the love of truth is not entertaining any proposition with greater...

Education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company and reflection must finish him.

Education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company and reflection must finish him.

All wealth is the product of labor.

All wealth is the product of labor.

There is frequently more to be learned from the unexpected questions of a child than...

There is frequently more to be learned from the unexpected questions of a child than...

Reverie is when ideas float in our mind without reflection or regard of the understanding.

Reverie is when ideas float in our mind without reflection or regard of the understanding.

There cannot be greater rudeness than to interrupt another in the current of his discourse.

There cannot be greater rudeness than to interrupt another in the current of his discourse.

Liberty is to be free from restraint and violence from others

Liberty is to be free from restraint and violence from others

The reason why men enter into society is the preservation of their property.

The reason why men enter into society is the preservation of their property.

I thought that I had no time for faith nor time to pray, then I...

I thought that I had no time for faith nor time to pray, then I...

It is vain to find fault with those arts of deceiving where in men find...

It is vain to find fault with those arts of deceiving where in men find...

Habits wear more constantly and with greatest force than reason, which, when we have most...

Habits wear more constantly and with greatest force than reason, which, when we have most...

Things of this world are in so constant a flux, that nothing remains long in...

Things of this world are in so constant a flux, that nothing remains long in...

For law, in its true notion, is not so much the limitation, as the direction...

For law, in its true notion, is not so much the limitation, as the direction...

Our deeds disguise us. People need endless time to try on their deeds, until each...

Our deeds disguise us. People need endless time to try on their deeds, until each...

The discipline of desire is the background of character.

The discipline of desire is the background of character.

The improvement of understanding is for two ends: first, our own increase of knowledge; secondly,...

The improvement of understanding is for two ends: first, our own increase of knowledge; secondly,...

Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues.

Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues.