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Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues.

John Locke

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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Foundation Happiness Liberty
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
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
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.
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Beast Creature Men Rational
Government has no other end, but the preservation of property.
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Ends Government Philosophical
Nothing is in the intellect that was not first in the senses.
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Firsts Intellect Senses
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 being to be had only of visible and certain truth, error is not a fault of our knowledge, but a mistake of our judgment, giving assent to that which is not true.
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Errors Giving Mistakes
Memory is the power to revive again in our minds those ideas which after imprinting have disappeared, or have been laid aside out of sight.
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Ideas Memories Sight
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
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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Cat Furnish Men Pole Thinking
Where there is no desire, there will be no industry.
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Desire Effort Labor
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
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
Habits wear more constantly and with greatest force than reason, which, when we have most need of it, is seldom fairly consulted, and more rarely obeyed
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Habit Needs Reason
Error is none the better for being common, nor truth the worse for having lain neglected.
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Common Errors Neglect

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