"The only fence against the world is a……" — John Locke

"The only fence against the world is a thorough knowledge of 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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It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. — Aristotle
The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet. — Aristotle
Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them… — Aristotle
Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity. — Aristotle
All men by nature desire knowledge. — Aristotle
The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living from the dead. — Aristotle
Education is the best provision for old age. — Aristotle
You teach best what you most need to learn. — Richard Bach
The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work. — Richard Bach
Music - that's been my education. There's not a day that goes by that I take it for granted. — Billie Joe Armstrong
Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as… — Mary Kay Ash
When bright young minds can't afford college, America pays the price. — Arthur Ashe

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