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43 quotes by John Locke

Part of a series on John Locke Social contract Limited government Tabula rasa State of nature Right to property Labor theory of property Lockean proviso Works (listed chronologically) Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina A Letter Concerning Toleration Two Treatises of Government An Essay Concerning Human Understanding Some Thoughts Concerning Education Of the Conduct of the Understanding People Robert Filmer Thomas Hobbes 1st Earl of...
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All mankind... being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions.

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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... →

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

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

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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... →

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As people are walking all the time, in the same spot, a path appears.

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

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We are like chameleons, we take our hue and the color of our moral character, from those who are around us.

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Every man has a property in his own person. This nobody has a right to, but himself.

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Government has no other end, but the preservation of property.

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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.

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All wealth is the product of labor.

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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... →

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