Author: John Locke

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

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

- John Locke

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

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

- John Locke

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

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

- 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

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

What worries you, masters you.

What worries you, masters you.

- 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

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 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

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