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There cannot any one moral rule be proposed whereof a man may not justly demand a reason.

John Locke

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
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
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
Curiosity in children is but an appetite for knowledge.
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Appetite Children Curiosity
Till a man can judge whether they be truths or not, his understanding is but little improved, and thus men of much reading, though greatly learned, but may be little knowing.
JOHN LOCKE

Knowing Men Reading
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
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
Knowledge is grateful to the understanding, as light to the eyes.
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Eye Grateful Light
It is practice alone that brings the powers of the mind, as well as those of the body, to their perfection.
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Mind Perfection Practice
The great art to learn much is to undertake a little at a time.
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Art Great Time Littles Undertake
Is it worth the name of freedom to be at liberty to play the fool?
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Freedom Names Play
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
All rising to great place is by a winding stair; and if there be factions, it is good to side a man’s self whilst he is in the rising, and to balance himself when he is placed.
JOHN LOCKE

Balance Men Self
Nothing is in the intellect that was not first in the senses.
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Firsts Intellect Senses
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
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

Common Littles Men

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