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Let not men think there is no truth, but in the sciences that they study, or the books that they read.

John Locke

So that, in effect, religion, which should most distinguish us from beasts, and ought most peculiarly to elevate us, as rational creatures, above brutes, is that wherein men often appear most irrational, and more senseless than beasts themselves.
JOHN LOCKE

Beast Creature Men Rational
There is frequently more to be learned from the unexpected questions of a child than the discourses of men.
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Children Men Philosophical
The mind is furnished with ideas by experience alone
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Ideas Philosophical Philosophy
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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Inspirational Philosophical Taken
The great art to learn much is to undertake a little at a time.
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Art Great Time Littles Undertake
The body of People may with Respect resist intolerable Tyranny.
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Body May People
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
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
Neither the inveterateness of the mischief, nor the prevalency of the fashion, shall be any excuse for those who will not take care about the meaning of their own words, and will not suffer the insignificancy of their expressions to be inquired into.
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Expression Fashion Suffering
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
Knowledge is grateful to the understanding, as light to the eyes.
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Eye Grateful Light
Since the great foundation of fear is pain, the way to harden and fortify children against fear and danger is to accustom them to suffer pain.
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Children Pain Suffering
Curiosity in children, is but an appetite for knowledge. The great reason why children abandon themselves wholly to silly pursuits and trifle away their time insipidly is, because they find their curiosity balked, and their inquiries neglected.
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Children Curiosity Silly
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
But there is only one thing which gathers people into seditious commotion, and that is oppression
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Oppression People
When ideas float in our mind, without any reflection or regard of the understanding, it is that which the French call reverie.
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Dream Philosophical Reflection

Let not men think there is no truth, but in the sciences that they study, or the books that they read.

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