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

Quote by John Locke

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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...

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

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

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.

What worries you, masters you.

What worries you, masters you.

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...

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...

Freedom of men under government is to have a standing rule to live by, common...

Freedom of men under government is to have a standing rule to live by, common...

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.

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 wealth is the product of labor.

All wealth is the product of labor.

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.

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...

Every man has a property in his own person. This nobody has a right to,...

Every man has a property in his own person. This nobody has a right to,...

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 discipline of desire is the background of character.

The discipline of desire is the background of character.

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

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

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,...

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...