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Censure Quote by John Locke

“Man 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.” quote by John Locke — Download Open image

“Man 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.”

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“Earthly minds, like mud-walls, resist the strongest batteries: And though perhaps sometimes the force of a clear argument may make some impression, yet they nevertheless stand firm, and keep out the enemy truth, that would captivate or disturb them. Tell a man passionately in love, that he is jilted; bring a score of witnesses of the falsehood of his mistress,…

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For war to man, like childbirth to women, is simplifying in its emotions and activities. All the real problems of life can be put aside while the one thing is done and little thought is needed to do it. ... His hatreds can be expressed without censure, he can let his emotions run free, he can behave as dramatically, as…

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Let such teach others who themselves excel, And censure freely who have written well.

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Why should we censure Othello when the Criterion Lover says, "Thou shalt have no other Gods before Me"?

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The censure of a dog is something no man can stand.

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Dat veniam corvis, vexat censura columbas. - Censure acquits the raven, but pursues the dove.

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Praise from a friend, or censure from a foe, Are lost on hearers that our merits know.

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