Quotes by Locke, John

I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of thei >>

One unerring mark of the love of truth is not entertaining any proposi >>

The discipline of desire is the background of character. >>

Quotations about Knowledge

It is better of course to know useless things than to know nothing. >>

We are in fact convinced that if we are ever to have pure knowledge of >>

Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. >>

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.

Locke, John