John Locke

There cannot be greater rudeness than to interrupt another in the current of his discourse. ↗

— John Locke

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There is frequently more to be learned from the unexpected questions of a child than the discourses of men. ↗

— John Locke

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New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not already common. ↗

— John Locke

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Our deeds disguise us. People need endless time to try on their deeds, until each knows the proper deeds for him to do. But every day, every hour, rushes by. There is no time. ↗

— John Locke

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The discipline of desire is the background of character. ↗

— John Locke

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The improvement of understanding is for two ends: first, our own increase of knowledge; secondly, to enable us to deliver that knowledge to others. ↗

— John Locke

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The only fence against the world is a thorough knowledge of it. ↗

— John Locke

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The reason why men enter into society is the preservation of their property. ↗

— John Locke

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We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves. ↗

— John Locke

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What worries you, masters you. ↗

— John Locke

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