Author: John Locke

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The improvement of understanding is for two ends: first, our own increase of knowledge; secondly, to enable us to deliver that knowledge to others.

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

No man's knowledge here can go beyond his experience.

No man's knowledge here can go beyond his experience.

- John Locke

What worries you, masters you.

What worries you, masters you.

- John Locke

I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.

I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.

- John Locke

Education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company and reflection must finish him.

Education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company and reflection must finish him.

- John Locke

Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues.

Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues.

- John Locke

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.

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

All men are liable to error; and most men are, in many points, by passion or interest, under temptation to it.

All men are liable to error; and most men are, in many points, by passion or interest, under temptation to it.

- John Locke

The dread of evil is a much more forcible principle of human actions than the prospect of good.

The dread of evil is a much more forcible principle of human actions than the prospect of good.

- John Locke

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