There is frequently more to be learned from the unexpected questions of a child than the discourses of men.

Quote by John Locke

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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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

Vague and mysterious forms of speech, and abuse of language, have so long passed for...

Vague and mysterious forms of speech, and abuse of language, have so long passed for...

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...

He that judges without informing himself to the utmost that he is capable, cannot acquit...

He that judges without informing himself to the utmost that he is capable, cannot acquit...

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.

Where all is but dream, reasoning and arguments are of no use, truth and knowledge...

Where all is but dream, reasoning and arguments are of no use, truth and knowledge...

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...

Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues.

Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues.

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,...

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...

Liberty is to be free from restraint and violence from others

Liberty is to be free from restraint and violence from others

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

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

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...

All wealth is the product of labor.

All wealth is the product of labor.

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.

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...