No man's knowledge here can go beyon... by John Locke | We Heart Quotes

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No man's knowledge here can go beyond his experience.

- John Locke

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Present Love

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

Cause

Our incomes are like our shoes; if too small, they gall and pinch us; but if too large, they cause us to stumble and to trip.

- John Locke

Opinions

New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without anyother reason but because they are not already common.

- John Locke

Nothing World

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

- John Locke

Education

Education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company and reflection must finish him.

- John Locke

Desire Character

The discipline of desire is the background of character.

- John Locke

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