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The improvement of understanding is for two ends: first, our own i

The improvement of understanding is for two ends: first, our own increase of knowledge secondly, to enable us to deliver that knowledge to others. – John Locke

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There is frequently more to be learned from the unexpected questions of a child than the discourses of men. – John Locke

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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 without any mixture for its matter. It is all pure. – John Locke

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God
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We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves. – John Locke

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When time and space and change converge, we find place. We arrive in Place when we resolve things. Place is peace of mind and understanding. Place is knowledge of self. Place is resolution. – Abdullah Ibrahim

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To deal with the stark reality of having hit or hurt a woman or child, to deal with the initial responsibility you have not to do that and the knowledge you did do it, can be incredibly hard. – David Soul

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Obama has already rejected the bright sunlight of public knowledge, which is democracys great disinfectant and cure. – David K. Shipler

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His knowledge of books had in some degree diminished his knowledge of the world. – William Shenstone

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