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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

There cannot be greater rudeness than to interrupt another in the current of his discourse.
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Communication Current Rude
Revolt is the right of the people
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People Revolt Right
A king is a mortal god on earth, unto whom the living God hath lent his own name as a great honour; but withal told him, he should die like a man, lest he should be proud, and flatter himself that God hath with his name imparted unto him his nature also.
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Kings Men Names
All wealth is the product of labor.
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Fruit Labor Philosophical Wealth
He that will make good use of any part of his life must allow a large part of it to recreation.
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Leisure Recreation Use
To be rational is so glorious a thing, that two-legged creatures generally content themselves with the title.
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Reason Titles Two
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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Marketing Men Use
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
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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Government Long Thinking
Success in fighting means not coming at your opponent the way he wants to fight you.
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Fighting Mean Opponents
I do not say this, that I think there should be no difference of opinions in conversation, nor opposition in men’s discourses… ‘Tis not the owning one’s dissent from another, that I speak against, but the manner of doing it.
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Differences Men Thinking
There are a thousand ways to Wealth, but only one way to Heaven.
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Heaven Way Wealth
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
There cannot any one moral rule be proposed whereof a man may not justly demand a reason.
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Demand May Men
How long have you been holding those words in your head, hoping to use them?
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Holding Long Use
Error is none the better for being common, nor truth the worse for having lain neglected.
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Common Errors Neglect

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