Quotes by : John Locke

The only defense against the world is a thorough knowledge of it.

The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom.

No man in civil society can be exempted from the laws of it: for if any man may do what he thinks fit,....

[M]an is not permitted without censure to follow his own thoughts in the search of truth, when they lead....

It is of great use to the sailor to know the length of his line, though he cannot with it fathom all....

Being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions.....

To love our neighbor as ourselves is such a truth for regulating human society, that by that alone one....

New opinions are always suspected and usually opposed without any other reason but because they are....

The improvement of understanding is for two ends: first, our own increase of knowledge; secondly, to....

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