Untruth being unacceptable to the mind of man, there is no other defence left for absurdity but obscurity.
John LockeTo understand political power right, and derive it from its original, we must consider, what state all men are naturally in, and that is, a state of perfect freedom to order their actions, and dispose of their possessions and persons, as they think fit, within the bounds of the law of nature, without asking leave, or depending upon the will of any other man.
John LockeThe thoughts that come often unsought, and, as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.
John LockeMan is not permitted without censure to follow his own thoughts in the search of truth, when they lead him ever so little out of the common road.
John LockeA young man before he leaves the shelter of his father's house, and the guard of a tutor, should be fortify'd with resolution, and made acquainted with men, to secure his virtues, lest he should be led into some ruinous course, or fatal precipice, before he is sufficiently acquainted with the dangers of conversation, and his steadiness enough not to yield to every temptation.
John Locke