We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.

Quote by John Locke

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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 there is no property there is no injustice.

Where there is no property there is no injustice.

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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

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

All wealth is the product of labor.

All wealth is the product of labor.

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

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

Liberty is to be free from restraint and violence from others

Liberty is to be free from restraint and violence from others

I find every sect, as far as reason will help them, make use of it...

I find every sect, as far as reason will help them, make use of it...

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,...

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...

Memory is the power to revive again in our minds those ideas which after imprinting...

Memory is the power to revive again in our minds those ideas which after imprinting...

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...

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...

All wealth is the product of labor.

All wealth is the product of labor.

Labor is the only prayer that Nature answers.

Labor is the only prayer that Nature answers.

Those who invest in South Africa should not think they are doing us a favor;...

Those who invest in South Africa should not think they are doing us a favor;...

If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth and power,...

If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth and power,...