John Locke Quotes About Inspirational

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  • What worries you, masters you.

  • When we know our own strength, we shall the better know what to undertake with hopes of success.

    John Locke (1836). “An Essay Concerning Human Understanding”, p.3
  • Education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company, and reflection must finish him.

    "The Book-Lover's Enchiridion" by Alexander Ireland, (p. 94), 1884.
  • We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.

    John Locke (1825). “An Essay Concerning Human Understanding: An analysis of Mr. Locke's Doctrine of ideas .... A defense of Mr. Locke's Opinion concerning personal identity .... A treatise on the conduct of the understanding. Some thoughts concerning reading and study for a gentleman. Elements of natural philosophy. A new method of a common place book. Extracted from the author's works. With a life of the author”
  • Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.

    John Locke (1824). “The Works of John Locke: Essay concerning human understanding (concluded) Defence of Mr. Locke's opinion concerning personal identity. Of the conduct of the understanding. Some thoughts concerning reading and study for a gentlemen. Elements of natural philosophy. New method of a common-place-book”, p.356
  • As people are walking all the time, in the same spot, a path appears.

  • Every man must some time or other be trusted to himself.

    John Locke (1778). “Some Thoughts Concerning Education”, p.46
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John Locke

  • Born: August 29, 1632
  • Died: October 28, 1704
  • Occupation: Philosopher