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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

Man is not permitted without censure to follow his own thoughts in the search of truth, when they lead him ever so little out of the common road.
JOHN LOCKE

Common Littles Men
Nothing is in the intellect that was not first in the senses.
JOHN LOCKE

Firsts Intellect Senses
He that will have his son have respect for him and his orders, must himself have a great reverence for his son.
JOHN LOCKE

Order Respect Son
There are two sides, two players. One is light, the other is dark.
JOHN LOCKE

Dark Light Player
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.
JOHN LOCKE

Government Long Thinking
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
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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Children Employed Hate Use
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
Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues.
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Fortitude Philosophical Support
Crooked things may be as stiff and unflexible as streight: and Men may be as positive and peremptory in Error as in Truth.
JOHN LOCKE

Men Science Truth
Mathematical proofs, like diamonds, are hard and clear, and will be touched with nothing but strict reasoning.
JOHN LOCKE

Diamond Math Proof
Who are we to tell anyone what they can or can’t do?
JOHN LOCKE

Anyone Country People Tell
In the discharge of thy place set before thee the best examples; for imitation is a globe of precepts.
JOHN LOCKE

Example Imitation
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.
JOHN LOCKE

Feet Men Prayer Saw Time
A sound mind in a sound body is a short but full description of a happy state in this world.
JOHN LOCKE

Get Happiness Health Well
Curiosity in children is but an appetite for knowledge.
JOHN LOCKE

Appetite Children Curiosity

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.

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