I have no reason to suppose that he, who would take away my Liberty, would not when he had me in his Power, take away everything else. John Locke More Quotes by John Locke More Quotes From John Locke Struggle is nature's way of strengthening it John Locke strengthening struggle way 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. John Locke pain men lying The works of nature and the works of revelation display religion to mankind in characters so large and visible that those who are not quite blind may in them see and read the first principles and most necessary parts of it and from thence penet into those infinite depths filled with the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. John Locke principles character religion If you punish him for what he sees you practise yourself, he... will be apt to interpret it the peevishness and arbitrary imperiousness of a father, who, without any ground for it, would deny his son the liberty and pleasure he takes himself. John Locke liberty father son If, then, there must be something eternal, let us see what sort of Being it must be. And to that it is very obvious to Reason, that it must necessarily be a cogitative Being. For it is as impossible to conceive that ever bare incogitative Matter should produce a thinking intelligent Being, as that nothing should of itself produce Matter. John Locke intelligent matter thinking There cannot any one moral rule be proposed whereof a man may not justly demand a reason. John Locke demand may men In the beginning, all the world was America. John Locke patriotic america world The rising unto place is laborious, and by pains men come to greater pains; and it is sometimes base, and by indignities men come to dignities. John Locke rising pain men If we trace the progress of our minds, and with attention observe how it repeats, adds together, and unites its simple ideas received from sensation or reflection, it will lead us farther than at first, perhaps, we should have imagined. John Locke simple reflection ideas A king is a mortal god on earth, unto whom the living God hath lent his own name as a great honour; but withal told him, he should die like a man, lest he should be proud, and flatter himself that God hath with his name imparted unto him his nature also. John Locke kings names men Justice and truth are the common ties of society John Locke society ties justice For those who either perceive but dully, or retain the ideas that come into their minds but ill, who cannot readily excite or compound them, will have little matter to think on. John Locke mind ideas thinking Defects and weakness in men's understandings, as well as other faculties, come from want of a right use of their own minds; I am apt to think, the fault is generally mislaid upon nature, and there is often a complaint of want of parts, when the fault lies in want of a due improvement of them. John Locke men lying thinking Merit and good works is the end of man's motion; and conscience of the same is the accomplishment of man's rest; for if a man can be partaker of God's theatre, he shall likewise be partaker of God's rest. John Locke merit theatre men I pretend not to teach, but to inquire. John Locke teach Every man must some time or other be trusted to himself. John Locke trust time inspirational The next thing is by gentle degrees to accustom children to those things they are too much afraid of. But here great caution is to be used, that you do not make too much haste, nor attempt this cure too early, for fear lest you increase the mischief instead of remedying it. John Locke degrees haste children Virtue is everywhere that which is thought praiseworthy; and nothing else but that which has the allowance of public esteem is called virtue. John Locke allowance esteem virtue I thought that I had no time for faith nor time to pray, then I saw an armless man saying his Rosary with his feet. John Locke prayer feet men For it will be very difficult to persuade men of sense that he who with dry eyes and satisfaction of mind can deliver his brother to the executioner to be burnt alive, does sincerely and heartily concern himself to save that brother from the flames of hell in the world to come. John Locke eye brother men
