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Quote by John Locke
Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge it is

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

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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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All mankind… being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions. – John Locke

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He surprised me by his familiarity with details of movements and battles which I did not suppose had come to his knowledge. As he kept me talking for over half an hour, I flattered myself that what I had to say interested him. – Henry Villard

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The first step in a persons salvation is knowledge of their sin. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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This means that no single logic is strong enough to support the total construction of human knowledge. – Jean Piaget

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But because many endeavor to get knowledge rather than to live well, they are often deceived and reap little or no benefit from their labor. – Thomas a Kempis

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