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God, when he makes the prophet, does not unmake the man.

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John Locke
Age: 72 †
Born: 1632
Born: August 29
Died: 1704
Died: October 28
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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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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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The difference, so observable in men's understandings and parts, does not arise so much from their natural faculties, as acquired habits.
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The visible mark of extraordinary wisdom and power appear so plainly in all the works of creation.
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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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Every man has a property in his own person. This nobody has a right to, but himself.
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