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“The chief art of learning is to attempt but a little at a time.”

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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. more

“If to break loose from the bounds of reason, and to want that restraint of examination and judgment which keeps us from choosing or doing the worst, be liberty, true liberty, madmen and fools are the only freemen: but yet, I think, nobody would choose to be mad for the sake of such liberty, but he that is mad already.”

Ifs Thinking Want Reason Liberty Break Worst Fool Judgment Mad Bounds Sake Restraint Examination Madmen Freeman

Author:John Locke

“All the entertainment and talk of history is nothing almost but fighting and killing: and the honour and renown that is bestowed on conquerors (who for the most part are but the great butchers of mankind) farther mislead growing youth, who by this means come to think slaughter the laudable business of mankind, and the most heroic of virtues.”

Thinking Mean War Fighting Virtue Growing Mankind Youth Killing Entertainment Honour Heroic Mislead Slaughter Conqueror Butchers Renown

Book:Some Thoughts concerning Education ... The eleventh edition

Source: Some Thoughts concerning Education ... The eleventh edition

“There are a thousand ways to Wealth, but only one way to Heaven.”

Way Heaven Wealth Thousand One Way

Book:The Second Treatise of Government and A Letter Concerning Toleration

Source: The Second Treatise of Government and A Letter Concerning Toleration

“In short, herein seems to lie the difference between idiots and madmen, that madmen put wrong ideas together, and so make wrong propositions, but argue and reason right from them: but idiots make very few or no propositions, and reason scarce at all.”

Ideas Reason Seems Together Lying Differences Arguing Idiot Propositions Madmen Scarce Wrong Ideas

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

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

“I'm an actor, I'm not a comedian, I never was a comedian.”

Actors Comedian

Author:Jonah Hill

“It is hard to know what other way men can come to truth, to lay hold of it, if they do not dig and search for it as for gold and hid treasure; but he that does so, must have much earth and rubbish, before he gets the pure metal; sand, and pebbles, and dross usually lie blended with it, but the gold is nevertheless gold, and will enrich the man that employs his pains to seek and separate it.”

Ifs Knows Men Way Doe Hard Earth Pain Lying He Man Pure Gold Lays Treasure Sand Metals Nevertheless Rubbish Pebbles Dross

Book:The Works of John Locke

Source: The Works of John Locke

“If the Gospel and the Apostles may be credited, no man can be a Christian without charity, and without that faith which works, not by force, but by love.”

Ifs Men May Christian Force Charity Apostles

Book:Works

Source: Works

“Every man carries about him a touchstone, if he will make use of it, to distinguish substantial gold from superficial glitterings, truth from appearances. And indeed the use and benefit of this touchstone, which is natural reason, is spoiled and lost only by assuming prejudices, overweening presumption, and narrowing our minds.”

Ifs Men Mind Reason Use Lost Natural Benefits Gold Prejudice Assuming Appearance Every Man Carrie Superficial Spoiled Presumption Touchstones

Book:An essay concerning human understanding. Also, extr. from the author's works, i. Analysis of mr. Locke's doctrine of ideas [&c.].

Source: An essay concerning human understanding. Also, extr. from the author's works, i. Analysis of mr. Locke's doctrine of ideas [&c.].

“When Fashion hath once Established, what Folly or craft began, Custom makes it Sacred, and 'twill be thought impudence or madness, to contradict or question it.”

Fashion Madness Sacred Crafts Folly Customs Impudence

Book:Two Treatises of Government: In the Former the False Principles & Foundation of Sir Robert Filmer & His Followers, are Detected & Overthrown; the Latter is an Essay Concerning the True Original, Extent & End of Civil Government

Source: Two Treatises of Government: In the Former the False Principles & Foundation of Sir Robert Filmer & His Followers, are Detected & Overthrown; the Latter is an Essay Concerning the True Original, Extent & End of Civil Government

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