The reason why men enter into society is the preservation of their property.

Quote by John Locke

Topics: Society Quotes

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...

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...

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.

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...

Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues.

Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues.

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.

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.

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

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

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,...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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,...

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for...

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for...

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,...