John Locke Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old John Locke quotes, John Locke sayings, and John Locke proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

An excellent man, like precious metal, is in every way invariable; A villain, like the beams of a balance, is always varying, upwards and downwards. John Locke
All mankind being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions. John Locke
Vague and mysterious forms of speech, and abuse of language, have so long passed for mysteries of science; and hard or misapplied words with little or no meaning have, by prescription, such a right to be mistaken for deep learning and height of speculation, that it will not be easy to persuade either those who speak or those who hear them, that they are but the covers of ignorance and hindrance of true knowledge. John Locke
The dread of evil is a much more forcible principle of human actions than the prospect of good. John Locke
Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed. John Locke
As people are walking all the time, in the same spot, a path appears. John Locke
The Bible is one of the greatest blessings bestowed by God on the children of men. It has God for its Author, salvation for its end, and truth without any mixture for its matter. It is all pure, all sincere; nothing too much; nothing wanting! John Locke
The discipline of desire is the background of character. John Locke
New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not already common. John Locke
The most precious of all possessions is power over ourselves. John Locke
But there is only one thing which gathers people into seditious commotion, and that is oppression John Locke
A king that would not feel his crown too heavy for him, must wear it every day, but if he think it too light, he knoweth not of what metal it is made. John Locke
The only defense against the world is a thorough knowledge of it. John Locke
Memory is the power to revive again in our minds those ideas which after imprinting have disappeared, or have been laid aside out of sight. John Locke
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
Men in great place are thrice servants; servants of the sovereign state, servants of fame, and servants of business; so as they have no freedom, neither in their persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange desire to seek power and to lose liberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self. John Locke
No man's knowledge here can go beyond his experience. John Locke
He that will make good use of any part of his life must allow a large part of it to recreation. John Locke
Where all is but dream, reasoning and arguments are of no use, truth and knowledge nothing. John Locke
We are like chameleons, we take our hue and the color of our moral character, from those who are around us. John Locke
We are like chameleons, we take our hue and the color of our moral character, from those who are around us. John Locke
I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts. John Locke
All wealth is the product of labor. John Locke
He that has not mastery over his inclinations, he that knows not how to resist the importunity of present pleasure or pain...is in danger of never being good for anything. John Locke
There is frequently more to be learned from the unexpected questions of a child than the discourses of men. John Locke
Education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company, and reflection must finish him. John Locke
As people are walking all the time, in the same spot, a path appears. John Locke
I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts. John Locke
It is of great use to the sailor to know the length of his line, though he cannot with it fathom all the depths of the ocean. John Locke
Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours. John Locke