Education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company and reflection must finish him.
MenJohn LockeOur 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.
Greed, Wealth & RichnessJohn LockeNew opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not already common.
Progress, InnovationJohn LockeAll mankind... being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions.
John LockeThe discipline of desire is the background of character.
John LockeThe 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.
John Locke