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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.

John Locke

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
What if everything that happened here, happened for a reason?
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Faith Inspiration Reason
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.
JOHN LOCKE

Dream Men Waking
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
There are two sides, two players. One is light, the other is dark.
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Dark Light Player
Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues.
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Fortitude Philosophical Support
So difficult it is to show the various meanings and imperfections of words when we have nothing else but words to do it with.
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Difficult Imperfection Writing
Mathematical proofs, like diamonds, are hard and clear, and will be touched with nothing but strict reasoning.
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Diamond Math Proof
Firmness or stiffness of the mind is not from adherence to truth, but submission to prejudice.
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Adherence Mind Prejudice
All wealth is the product of labor.
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Fruit Labor Philosophical Wealth
Whoever uses force without Right … puts himself into a state of War with those, against whom he uses it, and in that state all former Ties are canceled, all other Rights cease, and every one has a Right to defend himself, and to resist the Aggressor.
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Canceled Force Rights Ties War
Understanding like the eye; whilst it makes us see and perceive all things, takes no notice of itself; and it requires art and pains to set it at a distance and make it its own subject.
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Art Distance Notice Pain Perceive
No man’s knowledge here can go beyond his experience.
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Knowledge Philosophical Science
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.
JOHN LOCKE

Differences Men Thinking
It is one thing to persuade, another to command; one thing to press with arguments, another with penalties.
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Argument Command Penalties
A criminal who, having renounced reason … hath, by the unjust violence and slaughter he hath committed upon one, declared war against all mankind, and therefore may be destroyed as a lion or tiger, one of those wild savage beasts with whom men can have no society nor security.
JOHN LOCKE

Criminal Men War

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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