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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.

John Locke

Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues.
JOHN LOCKE

Fortitude Philosophical Support
Faith is the assent to any proposition not made out by the deduction of reason but upon the credit of the proposer.
JOHN LOCKE

Atheism Credit Reason
Mathematical proofs, like diamonds, are hard and clear, and will be touched with nothing but strict reasoning.
JOHN LOCKE

Diamond Math Proof
The great question which, in all ages, has disturbed mankind, and brought on them the greatest part of their mischiefs … has been, not whether be power in the world, nor whence it came, but who should have it.
JOHN LOCKE

Age Gretest Mischie World
When ideas float in our mind, without any reflection or regard of the understanding, it is that which the French call reverie.
JOHN LOCKE

Dream Philosophical Reflection
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.
JOHN LOCKE

Cat Furnish Men Pole Thinking
The mind is furnished with ideas by experience alone
JOHN LOCKE

Ideas Philosophical Philosophy
Words, in their primary or immediate signification, stand for nothing but the ideas in the mind of him who uses them.
JOHN LOCKE

Ideas Mind Signification Use
You shall find, that there cannot be a greater spur to the attaining what you would have the eldest learn, and know himself, than to set him upon teaching it his younger brothers and sisters.
JOHN LOCKE

Brother Spurs Teaching
Revolt is the right of the people
JOHN LOCKE

People Revolt Right
A king is a mortal god on earth, unto whom the living God hath lent his own name as a great honour; but withal told him, he should die like a man, lest he should be proud, and flatter himself that God hath with his name imparted unto him his nature also.
JOHN LOCKE

Kings Men Names
Success in fighting means not coming at your opponent the way he wants to fight you.
JOHN LOCKE

Fighting Mean Opponents
It is practice alone that brings the powers of the mind, as well as those of the body, to their perfection.
JOHN LOCKE

Mind Perfection Practice
Knowledge is grateful to the understanding, as light to the eyes.
JOHN LOCKE

Eye Grateful Light
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.
JOHN LOCKE

Criminal Men War
I do not say this, that I think there should be no difference of opinions in conversation, nor opposition in men’s discourses… ‘Tis not the owning one’s dissent from another, that I speak against, but the manner of doing it.
JOHN LOCKE

Differences Men Thinking

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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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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