Any one reflecting upon the thought he has of the delight, which any present or absent thing is apt to produce in him, has the idea we call love.

Quote by John Locke

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I attribute the little I know to my not having been ashamed to ask for...

I attribute the little I know to my not having been ashamed to ask for...

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...

Till a man can judge whether they be truths or not, his understanding is but...

Till a man can judge whether they be truths or not, his understanding is but...

The discipline of desire is the background of character.

The discipline of desire is the background of character.

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...

Vague and mysterious forms of speech, and abuse of language, have so long passed for...

Vague and mysterious forms of speech, and abuse of language, have so long passed for...

New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they...

New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they...

All wealth is the product of labor.

All wealth is the product of labor.

I find every sect, as far as reason will help them, make use of it...

I find every sect, as far as reason will help them, make use of it...

Our incomes are like our shoes; if too small, they gall and pinch us; but...

Our incomes are like our shoes; if too small, they gall and pinch us; but...

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...

All wealth is the product of labor.

All wealth is the product of labor.

All men are liable to error; and most men are, in many points, by passion...

All men are liable to error; and most men are, in many points, by passion...

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

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

Fashion for the most part is nothing but the ostentation of riches.

Fashion for the most part is nothing but the ostentation of riches.

What worries you, masters you.

What worries you, masters you.

No man's knowledge here can go beyond his experience.

No man's knowledge here can go beyond his experience.

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.

Society is like a stew. If you don't stir it up every once in a...

Society is like a stew. If you don't stir it up every once in a...

Among the abnormal conditions present in modern industrial society are excessive density of population, isolation...

Among the abnormal conditions present in modern industrial society are excessive density of population, isolation...