"Ll men are liable to error; and most……" — John Locke

"Ll men are liable to error; and most men are, in many points, by passion or interest, under temptation to it."

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74 Quotes by John Locke

John Locke has 74 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

The business of education is not to make the young perfect in any one of the sciences, but so to…
Not time is the measure of movement but: ...each constant periodic appearance of ideas.
If any one shall claim a power to lay and levy taxes on the people by his own authority and…
The Bible is one of the greatest blessings bestowed by God on the children of men. It has God for…
As people are walking all the time, in the same spot, a path appears.
Parents wonder why the streams are bitter, when they themselves have poisoned the fountain.
All mankind... being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions.
We are like chameleons, we take our hue and the color of our moral character, from those who are around…
Our incomes are like our shoes; if too small, they gall and pinch us; but if too large, they cause…
I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.
Education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company and reflection must finish him.
Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.

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More Error Quotes

This quote is filed under Error Quotes, one of 1,098 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
The chief qualification of a mass leader has become unending infallibility; he can never admit an error. — Hannah Arendt
A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great… — Isaac Asimov
Storytelling is a very old human skill that gives us an evolutionary advantage. If you can tell young people how… — Margaret Atwood
Truth emerges more readily from error than from confusion. — Francis Bacon
Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you… — Francis Bacon
There is no error so monstrous that it fails to find defenders among the ablest men. — Lord Acton
Action and reaction, ebb and flow, trial and error, change - this is the rhythm of living. Out of our… — Bruce Barton
An error doesn't become a mistake until you refuse to correct it. — Orlando Aloysius Battista
We have self-centered minds which get us into plenty of trouble. If we do not come to understand the error… — Joko Beck
This Old Testament - containing error, folly, absurdity and immorality - is by English statute law declared to be of… — Annie Besant
Studies have shown that 90% of error in thinking is due to error in perception. If you can change your… — Edward de Bono

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