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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All wealth is the product of labor.

All wealth is the product of labor.

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.

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...

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.

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...

Any one reflecting upon the thought he has of the delight, which any present or...

Any one reflecting upon the thought he has of the delight, which any present or...

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 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...

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...

Where there is no property there is no injustice.

Where there is no property there is no injustice.

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...

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...

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...

Government has no other end, but the preservation of property.

Government has no other end, but the preservation of property.

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...

I thought that I had no time for faith nor time to pray, then I...

I thought that I had no time for faith nor time to pray, then I...

Competition is such a virtue, and everybody's so busy competing, they have no time for...

Competition is such a virtue, and everybody's so busy competing, they have no time for...

All I want to do is sit down for ten minutes and not worry about...

All I want to do is sit down for ten minutes and not worry about...

Faith is reason grown courageous.

Faith is reason grown courageous.

When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers.

When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers.