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

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.

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.

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.

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...

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...

Education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company and reflection must finish him.

Education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company and reflection must finish him.

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

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

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...

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 thoughts that come often unsought, and, as it were, drop into the mind, are...

The thoughts that come often unsought, and, as it were, drop into the mind, are...

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.

Where there is no property there is no injustice.

Where there is no property there is no injustice.

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

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

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.

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,...

Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues.

Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues.

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...

That only a few, under any circumstances, protest against the injustice of long-established laws and...

That only a few, under any circumstances, protest against the injustice of long-established laws and...

The search for static security - in the law and elsewhere - is misguided. The...

The search for static security - in the law and elsewhere - is misguided. The...

Laws for the liberal education of youth, especially for the lower classes of people, are...

Laws for the liberal education of youth, especially for the lower classes of people, are...