Quote by John Locke
It is of great use to the sailor to know the length of his line, t

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

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

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

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All men are liable to error and most men are, in many points, by passion or interest, under temptation to it. – John Locke

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Justice is itself the great standing policy of civil society and any eminent departure from it, under any circumstances, lies under the suspicion of being no policy at all. – Edmund Burke

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What happens when you have great grief in your life is the arteries of that heart begins to spasms down, just literally squeezes down like this because youre feeling the tension of your life and then the heart muscle itself will also begin – to get stressed out. – Mehmet Oz

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If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way. – Napoleon Hill

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A mans worth is no greater than his ambitions. – Marcus Aurelius

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