Author: John Locke

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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

What worries you, masters you.

What worries you, masters you.

- John Locke

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

All wealth is the product of labor.

All wealth is the product of labor.

- John Locke

As people are walking all the time, in the same spot, a path appears.

As people are walking all the time, in the same spot, a path appears.

- John Locke

Government has no other end, but the preservation of property.

Government has no other end, but the preservation of property.

- John Locke

To love our neighbor as ourselves is such a truth for regulating human society, that by that alone one might determine all the cases in social morality.

To love our neighbor as ourselves is such a truth for regulating human society, that by that alone one might determine all the cases in social morality.

- 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

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

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