Memory is the power to revive again in our minds those ideas which after imprinting have disappeared, or have been laid aside out of sight.
JOHN LOCKEMemory is the power to revive again in our minds those ideas which after imprinting have disappeared, or have been laid aside out of sight.
More John Locke Quotes
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The great art to learn much is to undertake a little at a time.
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I have no reason to suppose that he, who would take away my Liberty, would not when he had me in his Power, take away everything else.
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Whenever legislators endeavor to take away and destroy the property of the people, or to reduce them to slavery under arbitrary power, they put themselves into a state of war with the people, who are thereupon absolved from any further obedience.
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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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No peace and security among mankind-let alone common friendship-can ever exist as long as people think that governments get their authority from God and that religion is to be propagated by force of arms.
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I thought that I had no time for faith nor time to pray, then I saw an armless man saying his Rosary with his feet.
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New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not already common.
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Though the familiar use of things about us take off our wonder, yet it cures not our ignorance.
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Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues.
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Revolt is the right of the people
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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.
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Mathematical proofs, like diamonds, are hard and clear, and will be touched with nothing but strict reasoning.
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Where there is no desire, there will be no industry.
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He that makes use of another’s fancy or necessity to sell ribbons or cloth dearer to him than to another man at the same time, cheats him.
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Is it worth the name of freedom to be at liberty to play the fool?
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