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I find every sect, as far as reason will help them, make use of it gladly: and where it fails them, they cry out, It is a matter of faith, and above reason.

John Locke

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 great art to learn much is to undertake a little at a time.
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Art Great Time Littles Undertake
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
Crooked things may be as stiff and unflexible as streight: and Men may be as positive and peremptory in Error as in Truth.
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Men Science Truth
The Church which taught men not to keep faith with heretics, had no claim to toleration.
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Atheism Church Men
Words, in their primary or immediate signification, stand for nothing but the ideas in the mind of him who uses them.
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Ideas Mind Signification Use
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
Beware how in making the portraiture thou breakest the pattern: for divinity maketh the love of ourselves the pattern; the love of our neighbours but the portraiture.
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Divinity Pattern Portraiture
Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues.
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Fortitude Philosophical Support
There are two sides, two players. One is light, the other is dark.
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Dark Light Player
Tis true that governments cannot be supported without great charge, and it is fit everyone who enjoys a share of protection should pay out of his estate his proportion of the maintenance of it.
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Government Libertarian Maintenance
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.
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Criminal Men War
Revolt is the right of the people
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People Revolt Right
I find every sect, as far as reason will help them, make use of it gladly: and where it fails them, they cry out, It is a matter of faith, and above reason.
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Matter Religion Use
The only fence against the world is a thorough knowledge of it.
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Education Philosophical Wisdom
Who are we to tell anyone what they can or can’t do?
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Anyone Country People Tell

I find every sect, as far as reason will help them, make use of it gladly: and where it fails them, they cry out, It is a matter of faith, and above reason.

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