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We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.

John Locke

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
If we trace the progress of our minds, and with attention observe how it repeats, adds together, and unites its simple ideas received from sensation or reflection, it will lead us farther than at first, perhaps, we should have imagined.
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Ideas Reflection Simple
The picture of a shadow is a positive thing.
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Positive Things Shadow
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.
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Ideas Memories Sight
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
Fashion for the most part is nothing but the ostentation of riches.
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Fashion Philosophical Riches
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.
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Dream Men Waking
Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues.
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Fortitude Philosophical Support
Though the familiar use of things about us take off our wonder, yet it cures not our ignorance.
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Ignorance Use Wonder
Nothing is in the intellect that was not first in the senses.
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Firsts Intellect Senses
Success in fighting means not coming at your opponent the way he wants to fight you.
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Fighting Mean Opponents
Things of this world are in so constant a flux, that nothing remains long in the same state.
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Long Philosophical World
The necessity of pursuing true happiness is the foundation of all liberty- Happiness, in its full extent, is the utmost pleasure we are capable of.
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Foundation Happiness Liberty
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
Is it worth the name of freedom to be at liberty to play the fool?
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Freedom Names Play
It is labour indeed that puts the difference on everything.
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Day Differences Labor May

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