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Faith is the assent to any proposition not made out by the deduction of reason but upon the credit of the proposer.

John Locke

Any one reflecting upon the thought he has of the delight, which any present or absent thing is apt to produce in him, has the idea we call love.
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Delight Ideas Reflecting Upon
[Individuals] have a right to defend themselves and recover by force what by unlawful force is taken from them.
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Individual Taken Unlawful
That which parents should take care of… is to distinguish between the wants of fancy, and those of nature.
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Care Fancy Parent
The great art to learn much is to undertake a little at a time.
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Art Great Time Littles Undertake
Curiosity in children is but an appetite for knowledge.
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Appetite Children Curiosity
Not time is the measure of movement but: …each constant periodic appearance of ideas.
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Ideas Management Movement Time
Crooked things may be as stiff and unflexible as streight: and Men may be as positive and peremptory in Error as in Truth.
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Men Science Truth
Firmness or stiffness of the mind is not from adherence to truth, but submission to prejudice.
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Adherence Mind Prejudice
The only fence against the world is a thorough knowledge of it.
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Education Philosophical Wisdom
We are born with faculties and powers capable almost of anything, such at least as would carry us farther than can easily be imagined: but it is only the exercise of those powers, which gives us ability and skill in any thing, and leads us towards perfection.
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Exercise Giving Skills
Knowledge being to be had only of visible and certain truth, error is not a fault of our knowledge, but a mistake of our judgment, giving assent to that which is not true.
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Errors Giving Mistakes
Error is none the better for being common, nor truth the worse for having lain neglected.
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Common Errors Neglect
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
The senses at first let in particular Ideas, and furnish the yet empty Cabinet: And the Mind by degrees growing familiar with some of them, they are lodged in the Memory, and Names got to them.
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Memories Names Science
A sound mind in a sound body is a short but full description of a happy state in this world.
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Get Happiness Health Well
I find every sect, as far as reason will help them, make use of it gladly: and where it fails them, they cry out, It is a matter of faith, and above reason.
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Matter Religion Use

Faith is the assent to any proposition not made out by the deduction of reason but upon the credit of the proposer.

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Faith is the assent to any proposition not made out by the deduction of reason but upon the credit of the proposer.

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