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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

To be rational is so glorious a thing, that two-legged creatures generally content themselves with the title.
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Reason Titles Two
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
Firmness or stiffness of the mind is not from adherence to truth, but submission to prejudice.
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Adherence Mind Prejudice
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
It is of great use to the sailor to know the length of his line, though he cannot with it fathom all the depths of the ocean.
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Depth Ocean Serendipity
Error is none the better for being common, nor truth the worse for having lain neglected.
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Common Errors Neglect
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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Government Long Thinking
The mind is furnished with ideas by experience alone
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Ideas Philosophical Philosophy
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.
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Common Littles Men
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.
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Feet Men Prayer Saw Time
Though the familiar use of things about us take off our wonder, yet it cures not our ignorance.
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Ignorance Use Wonder
That which parents should take care of… is to distinguish between the wants of fancy, and those of nature.
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Care Fancy Parent
Curiosity should be as carefully cherish’d in children, as other appetites suppress’d.
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Cherish Children Curiosity
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
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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Order Respect Son
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

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.

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