I attribute the little I know to my not having been ashamed to ask for information, and to my rule of conversing with all descriptions of men on those topics that form their own peculiar professions and pursuits. John Locke ashamedattributeconverse share on social
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 disputefewgreat Change image and share on social
Reverie is when ideas float in our mind without reflection or regard of the understanding. John Locke floatideamind Change image and share on social
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 deliverenableend Change image and share on social
To prejudge other men's notions before we have looked into them is not to show their darkness but to put out our own eyes. John Locke darknesseyelook Change image and share on social
Any one reflecting upon the thought he has of the delight, which any present or absent thing is apt to produce in him, has the idea we call love. John Locke absentaptcall Change image and share on social
The reason why men enter into society is the preservation of their property. John Locke entermanpreservation Change image and share on social
The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of created beings capable of law, where there is no law, there is no freedom. John Locke abolishbeingcapable Change image and share on social
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 casedeterminehuman Change image and share on social