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John Locke Quotes: The dread of evil is a much more forcible principle of human actions than the prospect of good.
         

The dread of evil is a much more forcible principle of human actions than the prospect of good.


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What worries you, masters you.

What worries you, masters you.



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The most precious of all possessions is power over ourselves.

The most precious of all possessions is power over ourselves.



Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.

Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.



Wherever Law ends, Tyranny begins.

Wherever Law ends, Tyranny begins.



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

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



There is frequently more to be learned from the unexpected questions of a child than the discourses of men.

There is frequently more to be learned from the unexpected questions of a child than the discourses of men.



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.

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.



I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.

I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.



Revolt is the right of the people

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