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Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge it is thinking that makes what we read ours.

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John Locke
Age: 72 †
Born: 1632
Born: August 29
Died: 1704
Died: October 28
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The least and most imperceptible impressions received in our infancy have consequences very important and of long duration.
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New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not already common.
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Fashion for the most part is nothing but the ostentation of riches.
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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.
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He that would seriously set upon the search of truth, ought in the first place to prepare his mind with a love of it. For he that loves it not, will not take much pains to get it nor be much concerned when he misses it.
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In transgressing the law of nature, the offender declares himself to live by another rule than that of reason and common equity.
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Struggle is nature's way of strengthening it
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Children generally hate to be idle all the care then is that their busy humour should be constantly employed in something of use to them
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He that makes use of another's fancy or necessity to sell ribbons or cloth dearer to him than to another man at the same time, cheats him.
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All mankind... being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions.
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I am sure, zeal or love for truth can never permit falsehood to be used in the defense of it.
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Firmness or stiffness of the mind is not from adherence to truth, but submission to prejudice.
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[H]e that thinks absolute power purifies men's blood, and corrects the baseness of human nature, need read the history of this, or any other age, to be convinced to the contrary.
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Neither the inveterateness of the mischief, nor the prevalency of the fashion, shall be any excuse for those who will not take care about the meaning of their own words, and will not suffer the insignificancy of their expressions to be inquired into.
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The people cannot delegate to government the power to do anything which would be unlawful for them to do themselves.
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Where all is but dream, reasoning and arguments are of no use, truth and knowledge nothing.
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If punishment reaches not the mind and makes not the will supple, it hardens the offender.
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To love our neighbor as ourselves is such a truth for regulating human society, that by that alone one might determine all the cases in social morality.
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Every man carries about him a touchstone, if he will make use of it, to distinguish substantial gold from superficial glitterings, truth from appearances. And indeed the use and benefit of this touchstone, which is natural reason, is spoiled and lost only by assuming prejudices, overweening presumption, and narrowing our minds.
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