The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts. John Locke
Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours. John Locke
There cannot be greater rudeness than to interrupt another in the current of his discourse. John Locke
The reason why men enter into society is the preservation of their property. John Locke
No man’s knowledge here can go beyond his experience. John Locke
Wherever Law ends, Tyranny begins. John Locke
Virtue is harder to be got than knowledge of the world; and, it lost in a young man, is seldom recovered. John Locke
There is frequently more to be learned from the unexpected questions of a child than the discourses of men. John Locke
Good and evil, reward and punishment, are the only motives to a rational creature: these are the spur and reins whereby all mankind are set on work, and guided. John Locke
The discipline of desire is the background of character. John Locke
Fashion for the most part is nothing but the ostentation of riches. John Locke
Till a man can judge whether they be truths or not, his understanding is but little improved, and thus men of much reading, though greatly learned, but may be little knowing. John Locke
Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues. John Locke
Affectation endeavours to correct natural defects, and has always the laudable aim of pleasing, though it always misses it. John Locke
The dread of evil is a much more forcible principle of human actions than the prospect of good. John Locke