black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

He that judges without informing himself to the utmost that he is capable, cannot acquit himself of judging amiss

John Locke

Understanding like the eye; whilst it makes us see and perceive all things, takes no notice of itself; and it requires art and pains to set it at a distance and make it its own subject.
JOHN LOCKE

Art Distance Notice Pain Perceive
Government has no other end, but the preservation of property.
JOHN LOCKE

Ends Government Philosophical
The body of People may with Respect resist intolerable Tyranny.
JOHN LOCKE

Body May People
Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues.
JOHN LOCKE

Fortitude Philosophical Support
Where there is no desire, there will be no industry.
JOHN LOCKE

Desire Effort Labor
No man’s knowledge here can go beyond his experience.
JOHN LOCKE

Knowledge Philosophical Science
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.
JOHN LOCKE

Memories Names Science
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.
JOHN LOCKE

Children Pain Suffering
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.
JOHN LOCKE

Beast Creature Men Rational
Freedom of men under government is to have a standing rule to live by, common to every one of that society and made by the legislative power vested in it and not to be subject to the inconstant, uncertain, arbitrary will of another man.
JOHN LOCKE

Liberty Live Men Rules
The picture of a shadow is a positive thing.
JOHN LOCKE

Positive Things Shadow
If all be a Dream, then he doth but dream that he makes the Question; and so it is not much matter that a waking Man should answer him.
JOHN LOCKE

Dream Men Waking
Success in fighting means not coming at your opponent the way he wants to fight you.
JOHN LOCKE

Fighting Mean Opponents
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.
JOHN LOCKE

Ends Freedom Law
Truth certainly would do well enough, if she were once left to shift for herself…She is not taught by laws, nor has she any need of force, to procure her entrance into the minds of men.
JOHN LOCKE

Lying Men Procure Truth
How long have you been holding those words in your head, hoping to use them?
JOHN LOCKE

Holding Long Use

He that judges without informing himself to the utmost that he is capable, cannot acquit himself of judging amiss

Related Topics

Popular Authors

He that judges without informing himself to the utmost that he is capable, cannot acquit himself of judging amiss

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More John Locke Quotes