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Firmness or stiffness of the mind is not from adherence to truth, but submission to prejudice.

John Locke

So difficult it is to show the various meanings and imperfections of words when we have nothing else but words to do it with.
JOHN LOCKE

Difficult Imperfection Writing
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
Not time is the measure of movement but: …each constant periodic appearance of ideas.
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Ideas Management Movement Time
A sound mind in a sound body is a short but full description of a happy state in this world.
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Get Happiness Health Well
Success in fighting means not coming at your opponent the way he wants to fight you.
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Fighting Mean Opponents
Revolt is the right of the people
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People Revolt Right
Slavery is so vile and miserable an Estate of Man, and so directly opposite to the generous Temper and Courage of our Nation; that ’tis hardly to be conceived, that an Englishman, much less a Gentleman, should plead for’t.
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Gentleman Men Opposites
The greatest part of mankind … are given up to labor, and enslaved to the necessity of their mean condition; whose lives are worn out only in the provisions for living.
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Given Mean Provision
Curiosity should be as carefully cherish’d in children, as other appetites suppress’d.
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Cherish Children Curiosity
Who hath a prospect of the different state of perfect happiness or misery that attends all men after this life, depending on their behavior, the measures of good and evil that govern his choice are mightily changed.
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Evil Karma Men
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
In the discharge of thy place set before thee the best examples; for imitation is a globe of precepts.
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Example Imitation
But there is only one thing which gathers people into seditious commotion, and that is oppression
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Oppression People
How long have you been holding those words in your head, hoping to use them?
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Holding Long Use
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
Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues.
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Fortitude Philosophical Support

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