Quote by John Locke
It is one thing to show a man that he is in an error, and another

It is one thing to show a man that he is in an error, and another to put him in possession of the truth. – John Locke

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The 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

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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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If by gaining knowledge we destroy our health, we labour for a thing that will be useless in our hands. – John Locke

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I want everyone to tell me the truth, even if it costs him his job. – Samuel Goldwyn

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Be calm in arguing for fierceness makes error a fault, and truth discourtesy. – George Herbert

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Without faith there is no truth, for that is all the truth is or ever was. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Fame – a few words upon a tombstone, and the truth of those not to be depended on. – Christian Nestell Bovee

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Compromise. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary the satisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and is deprived of nothing except what was justly his due. – Ambrose Bierce

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