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

John Locke

The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of created beings capable of law, where there is no law, there is no freedom.
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Ends Freedom Law
He that judges without informing himself to the utmost that he is capable, cannot acquit himself of judging amiss
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Judgement Judging Prison
In the discharge of thy place set before thee the best examples; for imitation is a globe of precepts.
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Example Imitation
The only fence against the world is a thorough knowledge of it.
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Education Philosophical Wisdom
So that, in effect, religion, which should most distinguish us from beasts, and ought most peculiarly to elevate us, as rational creatures, above brutes, is that wherein men often appear most irrational, and more senseless than beasts themselves.
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Beast Creature Men Rational
Nothing is in the intellect that was not first in the senses.
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Firsts Intellect Senses
It is of great use to the sailor to know the length of his line, though he cannot with it fathom all the depths of the ocean.
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Depth Ocean Serendipity
The mind is furnished with ideas by experience alone
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Ideas Philosophical Philosophy
And thus the community perpetually retains a supreme power of saving themselves from the attempts and designs of anybody, even of their legislators, whenever they shall be so foolish, or so wicked, as to lay and carry on designs against the liberties and properties of the subject.
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Community Design Liberty
When ideas float in our mind, without any reflection or regard of the understanding, it is that which the French call reverie.
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Dream Philosophical Reflection
Since the great foundation of fear is pain, the way to harden and fortify children against fear and danger is to accustom them to suffer pain.
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Children Pain Suffering
I doubt not, but from self-evident Propositions, by necessary Consequences, as incontestable as those in Mathematics, the measures of right and wrong might be made out.
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Doubt might Self
In my opinion, understanding who your target audience is, and what they want, and writing to them (and only them!) is the most important component of being successful as an author.
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Book Successful Writing
It is practice alone that brings the powers of the mind, as well as those of the body, to their perfection.
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Mind Perfection Practice
Affectation is an awkward and forced imitation of what should be genuine and easy, wanting the beauty that accompanies what is natural.
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Awkward Easy Imitation
Children generally hate to be idle; all the care then is that their busy humour should be constantly employed in something of use to them
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Children Employed Hate Use

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