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Curiosity in children is but an appetite for knowledge.

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John Locke
Age: 72 †
Born: 1632
Born: August 29
Died: 1704
Died: October 28
Philosopher
Physician
Politician
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Children
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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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How then shall they have the play-games you allow them, if none must be bought for them? I answer, they should make them themselves, or at least endeavour it, and set themselves about it. ...And if you help them where they are at a stand, it will more endear you to them than any chargeable toys that you shall buy for them.
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What worries you, masters you.
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It is labour indeed that puts the difference on everything.
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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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I have no reason to suppose that he, who would take away my Liberty, would not when he had me in his Power, take away everything else.
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Whosoever is found variable, and changeth manifestly without manifest cause, giveth suspicion of corruption: therefore, always, when thou changest thine opinion or course, profess it plainly, and declare it, together with the reasons that move thee to change.
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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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Revelation in matters where reason cannot judge, or but probably, ought to be hearkened to. First, Whatever proposition is revealed, of whose truth our mind, by its natural faculties and notions, cannot judge, that is purely matter of faith, and above reason.
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Every man has a property in his own person. This nobody has a right to, but himself.
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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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There is not so contemptible a plant or animal that does not confound the most enlarged understanding.
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Logic is the anatomy of thought.
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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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Who lies for you will lie against you.
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The only thing we are naturally afraid of is pain, or loss of pleasure. And because these are not annexed to any shape, colour, or size of visible objects, we are frighted of none of them, till either we have felt pain from them, or have notions put into us that they will do us harm.
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There cannot any one moral rule be proposed whereof a man may not justly demand a reason.
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Our incomes are like our shoes if too small, they gall and pinch us but if too large, they cause us to stumble and to trip.
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Where there is no desire, there will be no industry.
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Children (nay, and men too) do most by example.
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