Good and evil, reward and punishment, are the only motives to a rational creature: these are the spur and reins whereby all mankind are set on work, and guided

Quote by John Locke

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Parents wonder why the streams are bitter, when they themselves have poisoned the fountain.

Parents wonder why the streams are bitter, when they themselves have poisoned the fountain.

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...

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...

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

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

Liberty is to be free from restraint and violence from others

Liberty is to be free from restraint and violence from others

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...

The only fence against the world is a thorough knowledge of it.

The only fence against the world is a thorough knowledge of it.

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.

Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues.

Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues.

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...

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

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

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.

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...

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

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

The discipline of desire is the background of character.

The discipline of desire is the background of character.

As people are walking all the time, in the same spot, a path appears.

As people are walking all the time, in the same spot, a path appears.

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 deed is everything, the glory is naught.

The deed is everything, the glory is naught.

A good deed is the best prayer

A good deed is the best prayer

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...

Better late than never is poor consolation for the man who has lost the opportunity...

Better late than never is poor consolation for the man who has lost the opportunity...