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
JOHN LOCKEA sound mind in a sound body is a short but full description of a happy state in this world.
More John Locke Quotes
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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.
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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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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.
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Though the familiar use of things about us take off our wonder, yet it cures not our ignorance.
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All rising to great place is by a winding stair; and if there be factions, it is good to side a man’s self whilst he is in the rising, and to balance himself when he is placed.
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Error is none the better for being common, nor truth the worse for having lain neglected.
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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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Things of this world are in so constant a flux, that nothing remains long in the same state.
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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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Whenever legislators endeavor to take away and destroy the property of the people, or to reduce them to slavery under arbitrary power, they put themselves into a state of war with the people, who are thereupon absolved from any further obedience.
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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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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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I have no reason to suppose that he, who would take away my Liberty, would not when he had me in his Power, take away everything else.
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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 have his son have respect for him and his orders, must himself have a great reverence for his son.
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