33 Inspirational John Locke Quotes To Become More Tolerant
1. “What worries you, masters you.” ― John Locke
2. “I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.” ― John Locke
3. “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
4. “Fashion, for the most part, is nothing but the ostentation of riches.” ― John Locke
5. “The visible mark of extraordinary wisdom and power appear so plainly in all the works of creation.” ― John Locke
6. “Practice conquers the habit of doing, without reflecting on the rule.” ― John Locke
7. “There are a thousand ways to wealth, but only one way to Heaven.” ― John Locke
8. “Every man has a property in his own person. This nobody has a right to, but himself.” ― John Locke
9. “Wherever law ends, tyranny begins.” ― John Locke
10. “We are born to be if we please, rational creatures, but it is use and exercise only that makes us so.” ― John Locke
11. “It is easier for a tutor to command than to teach.” ― John Locke
12. “Our business here is not to know all things, but those which concern our conduct.” ― John Locke
13. “The reason why men enter into society is the preservation of their property.” ― John Locke
14. “Man hath by nature a power to preserve his property – that is, his life, liberty, and estate – against the injuries and attempts of other men.” ― John Locke
15. “Where there is no property there is no injustice.” ― John Locke
16. “All mankind, being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions.” ― John Locke
17. “The discipline of desire is the background of character.” ― John Locke
18. “There is frequently more to be learned from the unexpected questions of a child than the discourses of men.” ― John Locke
19. “Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.” ― John Locke
20. “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.” ― John Locke
21. “Education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company, and reflection must finish him.” ― John Locke
22. “The dread of evil is a much more forcible principle of human actions than the prospect of good.” ― John Locke
23. “The only defense against the world is a thorough knowledge of it.”– John Locke
24. “No man’s knowledge here can go beyond his experience.” ― John Locke
25. “Who are we to tell anyone what they can or can’t do?” – John Locke
26. “All wealth is the product of labor.” ― John Locke
27. “Nature never makes excellent things for mean or no uses.” ― John Locke
28. “All men are liable to error; and most men are, in many points, by passion or interest, under temptation to it.” ― John Locke
29. “It is one thing to show a man that he is in an error, and another to put him in possession of the truth.” ― John Locke
30. “Liberty is to be free from restraint and violence from others.” ― John Locke
31. “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.” ― John Locke
32. “Where all is but dream, reasoning and arguments are of no use, truth, and knowledge nothing.” ― John Locke
33. “Practice conquers the habit of doing, without reflecting on the rule.” ― John Locke
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