For law, in its true notion, is not so much the limitation, as the direction of a free and intelligent agent to his proper interest, and prescribes no farther than is for the general good of those under the law

Quote by John Locke

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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...

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...

I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.

I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.

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...

The Bible is one of the greatest blessings bestowed by God on the children of...

The Bible is one of the greatest blessings bestowed by God on the children of...

To prejudge other men's notions before we have looked into them is not to show...

To prejudge other men's notions before we have looked into them is not to show...

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

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

The dread of evil is a much more forcible principle of human actions than the...

The dread of evil is a much more forcible principle of human actions than the...

But there is only one thing which gathers people into seditious commotion, and that is...

But there is only one thing which gathers people into seditious commotion, and that is...

An excellent man, like precious metal, is in every way invariable; A villain, like the...

An excellent man, like precious metal, is in every way invariable; A villain, like the...

It is of great use to the sailor to know the length of his line,...

It is of great use to the sailor to know the length of his line,...

The discipline of desire is the background of character.

The discipline of desire is the background of character.

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

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

Good and evil, reward and punishment, are the only motives to a rational creature: these...

Good and evil, reward and punishment, are the only motives to a rational creature: these...

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...

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.

The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge...

The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge...

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.

All wealth is the product of labor.

All wealth is the product of labor.

Any one reflecting upon the thought he has of the delight, which any present or...

Any one reflecting upon the thought he has of the delight, which any present or...