We are born with faculties and powers capable almost of anything, such at least as would carry us farther than can easily be imagined: but it is only the exercise of those powers, which gives us ability and skill in any thing, and leads us towards perfection.
JOHN LOCKEFashion for the most part is nothing but the ostentation of riches.
More John Locke Quotes
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I have spent more than half a lifetime trying to express the tragic moment.
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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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This is to think, that men are so foolish, that they take care to avoid what mischiefs may be done them by pole-cats, or foxes; but are content, nay, think it safety, to be devoured by lions.
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What if everything that happened here, happened for a reason?
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A sound mind in a sound body is a short but full description of a happy state in this world.
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In the beginning, all the world was America.
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Don’t tell me what I can’t do!
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How long have you been holding those words in your head, hoping to use them?
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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.
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He that judges without informing himself to the utmost that he is capable, cannot acquit himself of judging amiss
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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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Revolt is the right of the people
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Who are we to tell anyone what they can or can’t do?
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Children should from the beginning be bred up in an abhorrence of killing or tormenting any living creature; and be taught not to spoil or destroy any thing, unless it be for the preservation or advantage of some other that is nobler.
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To love our neighbor as ourselves is such a truth for regulating human society, that by that alone one might determine all the cases in social morality.
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