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John Locke (August 29, 1632 - October 28, 1704) was an English philosopher, political theorist, and physician, considered one of the most influential figures of the Enlightenment. His ideas have had a profound impact on political philosophy, ethics, and epistemology.

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Famous John Locke Quotes

“He that in the ordinary affairs of life would admit of nothing but direct plain demonstration would be sure of nothing in this world but of perishing quickly.”

World Wisdom Would Be This World Ordinary Direct Affair Intelligence Demonstration Perishing

Book:An essay concerning human understanding ... The twentieth edition, etc

Source: An essay concerning human understanding ... The twentieth edition, etc

“A sound mind in a sound body is a short but full description of a happy state in this world.”

“In the beginning, all the world was America.”

World America Patriotic July 4th 1776

Author:John Locke

“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.”

Ifs Men World Kind May Hands Desire Violence Honest Benefits Lays Sake Quitting Violent Tyranny Innocent Honest Man Oppressors Robbers

Book:Two treatises of government

Source: Two treatises of government

“When I had gone through the whole, and saw what a plain, simple, reasonable thing Christianity was, suited to all conditions and capacities; and in the morality of it now, with divine authority, established into a legible law, so far surpassing all that philosophy and human reason had attained to, or could possibly make effectual to all degrees of man kind; I was flattered to think it might be of some use in the world.”

Source: The Works of John Locke: In Nine Volumes

“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.”

Men World Mind Doe Eye Difficult Hell Alive Brother Concern Satisfaction Flames Dry Sincerely Executioners

Book:A Letter Concerning Toleration

Source: A Letter Concerning Toleration

“The only fence against the world is a thorough knowledge of it, into which a young gentleman should be enter'd by degrees, as he can bear it; and the earlier the better, so he be in safe and skillful hands to guide him.”

World Should Hands Young Bears Safe Degrees Guides Gentleman Fence Thorough Skillful Thorough Knowledge Young Gentlemen

Author:John Locke

“The Indians , whom we call barbarous, observe much more decency and civility in their discourses and conversation, giving one another a fair silent hearing till they have quite done; and then answering them calmly, and without noise or passion. And if it be not so in this civiliz'd part of the world, we must impute it to a neglect in education, which has not yet reform'd this antient piece of barbarity amongst us.”

Ifs World Giving Done Passion Pieces Conversation Fairs Silent Hearing Noise Reform Neglect Discourse Decency Civility Barbarity

Book:Delphi Complete Works of John Locke (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of John Locke (Illustrated)

“A sound mind in a sound body, is a short, but full description of a happy state in this World: he that has these two, has little more to wish for; and he that wants either of them, will be little the better for anything else.”

World Want Mind Littles Two States Body Happiness Wish Sound This World Contentment Description Sound Mind Sound Body

Book:Some Thoughts Concerning Education: And, Of the Conduct of the Understanding

Source: Some Thoughts Concerning Education: And, Of the Conduct of the Understanding

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

World Wisdom Education Knowledge Philosophical Fence Thorough Education And Knowledge Thorough Knowledge Thorough Understanding

Author:John Locke

“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.”

Ifs World Inspirational Should Ideas Language Taken Should Have Philosophical Fewer Disputes English Language

Book:An Essay Concerning Human Understanding: An analysis of Mr. Locke's Doctrine of ideas .... A defense of Mr. Locke's Opinion concerning personal identity .... A treatise on the conduct of the understanding. Some thoughts concerning reading and study for a gentleman. Elements of natural philosophy. A new method of a common place book. Extracted from the author's works. With a life of the author

Source: An Essay Concerning Human Understanding: An analysis of Mr. Locke's Doctrine of ideas .... A defense of Mr. Locke's Opinion concerning personal identity .... A treatise on the conduct of the understanding. Some thoughts concerning reading and study for a gentleman. Elements of natural philosophy. A new method of a common place book. Extracted from the author's works. With a life of the author

“Things of this world are in so constant a flux, that nothing remains long in the same state.”

World Long States This World Philosophical Remains Constant Flux

Book:Two treatises of government

Source: Two treatises of government

“To love truth for truth's sake is the principal part of human perfection in this world, and the seed-plot of all other virtues.”

World Humans Truth Political Virtue Honesty This World Perfection Sake Seeds Plot Principal Truth Love

Book:Delphi Complete Works of John Locke (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of John Locke (Illustrated)

“The great question which, in all ages, has disturbed mankind, and brought on them the greatest part of their mischiefs ... has been, not whether be power in the world, nor whence it came, but who should have it.”

World Should Has Beens Age Mankind Should Have Disturbed Mischief

Book:Two treatises of government

Source: Two treatises of government