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John Locke Quotes

John Locke quotes about men

English Philosopher August 29, 1632 – October 28, 1704

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But what if he neglect the care of his soul? I answer: What if he neglect the care of his health or of his estate, which things are nearlier related to the government of the magistrate than the other? Will the magistrate provide by an express law that such a one shall not become poor or sick? Laws provide, as much as is possible, that the goods and health of subjects be not injured by the fraud and violence of others; they do not guard them from the negligence or ill-husbandry of the... John Locke
The Bible is one of the greatest blessings bestowed by God on the children of men. It has God for its author; salvation for its end, and truth without any mixture for its matter. It is all pure. John Locke
John Locke quote: "I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters..."
I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts. John Locke
For it will be very difficult to persuade men of sense that he who with dry eyes and satisfaction of mind can deliver his brother to the executioner to be burnt alive, does sincerely and heartily concern himself to save that brother from the flames of hell in the world to come. John Locke
John Locke quote: "To prejudge other men's notions before we have looked into..."
To prejudge other men's notions before we have looked into them is not to show their darkness but to put out our own eyes. John Locke
For where is the man that has incontestable evidence of the truth of all that he holds, or of the falsehood of all he condemns; or can say that he has examined to the bottom all his own, or other men's opinions? The necessity of believing without knowledge, nay often upon very slight grounds, in this fleeting state of action and blindness we are in, should make us more busy and careful to inform ourselves than constrain others. John Locke
John Locke quote: "There is frequently more to be learned from the unexpected..."
There is frequently more to be learned from the unexpected questions of a child than the discourses of men. John Locke
John Locke quote: "All men are liable to error; and most men are, in many points,..."
All men are liable to error; and most men are, in many points, by passion or interest, under temptation to it. John Locke
John Locke quote: "The reason why men enter into society is the preservation of..."
The reason why men enter into society is the preservation of their property. John Locke
I attribute the little I know to my not having been ashamed to ask for information, and to my rule of conversing with all descriptions of men on those topics that form their own peculiar professions and pursuits. John Locke
So that, in effect, religion, which should most distiguish us from beasts, and ought most peculiarly to elevate us, as rational creatures, above brutes, is that wherein men often appear most irrational and mere senseless than beasts themselves John Locke

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