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

Quote by John Locke

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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 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...

Logic is the anatomy of thought

Logic is the anatomy of thought

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...

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...

We are like chameleons, we take our hue and the color of our moral character,...

We are like chameleons, we take our hue and the color of our moral character,...

Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what...

Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what...

Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues.

Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues.

A sound mind in a sound body, is a short, but full description of a...

A sound mind in a sound body, is a short, but full description of a...

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...

Where there is no property there is no injustice.

Where there is no property there is no injustice.

It is easier for a tutor to command than to teach.

It is easier for a tutor to command than to teach.

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 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.

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...

All mankind... being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his...

All mankind... being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his...

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...

THOUGHTS are the WORDS supported with the ACTION and both are not independent of each...

THOUGHTS are the WORDS supported with the ACTION and both are not independent of each...

You're more likely to act yourself into feeling than feel yourself into action. So act!...

You're more likely to act yourself into feeling than feel yourself into action. So act!...

Justice must never mirror evil, Justice must always be a mirror for Evil so that...

Justice must never mirror evil, Justice must always be a mirror for Evil so that...

Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous.

Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous.