Quote

He that will make good use of any part of his life must allow a large part of it to recreation.

John Locke

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

John Locke
Age: 72 †
Born: 1632
Born: August 29
Died: 1704
Died: October 28
Philosopher
Physician
Politician
Writer
Wrington
Somerset
Good
Recreation
Life
Leisure
Allow
Large
Use
Part
Must
Make

More quotes by John Locke

Image
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
Image
Education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company, and reflection must finish him.
John Locke
Image
Untruth being unacceptable to the mind of man, there is no other defence left for absurdity but obscurity.
John Locke
Image
The necessity of pursuing true happiness is the foundation of all liberty- Happiness, in its full extent, is the utmost pleasure we are capable of.
John Locke
Image
Struggle is nature's way of strengthening it
John Locke
Image
Wherever Law ends, Tyranny begins.
John Locke
Image
Error is none the better for being common, nor truth the worse for having lain neglected.
John Locke
Image
The only fence against the world is a thorough knowledge of it.
John Locke
Image
If the innocent honest Man must quietly quit all he has for Peace sake, to him who will lay violent hands upon it, I desire it may be considered what kind of Peace there will be in the World, which consists only in Violence and Rapine and which is to be maintained only for the benefit of Robbers and Oppressors.
John Locke
Image
The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of created beings capable of law, where there is no law, there is no freedom.
John Locke
Image
Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues.
John Locke
Image
In transgressing the law of nature, the offender declares himself to live by another rule than that of reason and common equity.
John Locke
Image
Reason must be our last judge and guide in everything.
John Locke
Image
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
Image
God is the place of spirits, as spaces are the places of bodies.
John Locke
Image
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.
John Locke
Image
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.
John Locke
Image
One unerring mark of the love of truth is not entertaining any proposition with greater assurance than the proofs it is built upon will warrant.
John Locke
Image
Many a good poetic vein is buried under a trade, and never produces any thing for want of improvement.
John Locke
Image
Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge it is thinking that makes what we read ours.
John Locke