Till a man can judge whether they be truths or not, his understanding is but little improved, and thus men of much reading, though greatly learned, but may be little knowing.

Quote by John Locke

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Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues.

Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues.

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...

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...

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...

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...

Liberty is to be free from restraint and violence from others

Liberty is to be free from restraint and violence from others

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...

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...

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.

All wealth is the product of labor.

All wealth is the product of labor.

Where there is no property there is no injustice.

Where there is no property there is no injustice.

We are like chameleons, we take our hue and the color of our moral character,...

We are like chameleons, we take our hue and the color of our moral character,...

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...

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.

It is one thing to show a man that he is in an error, and...

It is one thing to show a man that he is in an error, and...

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

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

The discipline of desire is the background of character.

The discipline of desire is the background of character.

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...

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.

A sound mind in a sound body, is a short, but full description of a...

A sound mind in a sound body, is a short, but full description of a...