George Berkeley

"The will is active and not passive"

"A little learning without deeper inquiry may lead to skepticism"

"Common sense is the guide of life"

"The being of spirits is not constituted by their being perceived"

"We cannot know the essence of things"

"The divine spirit is not extended or composed of parts"

"Nothing can be strange or surprising if we consider the nature of things"

"Errors in religion spring from ignorance and want of thinking"

"Existence is not a quality that admits of degrees"

"The shortest and most direct way to truth is to consider things as they are in themselves"

"Our freedom consists in the power of acting or not acting"

"The mind is always active"

"All things are in motion and all motion is relative"

"We are blinded by prejudice"

"The pursuit of truth requires honesty and humility"

"Beauty consists in a unity of diversity"

"The idea of absolute space and time is a creature of abstract thinking"

"We must not confuse our perceptions with external objects"

"The mind is the master of all things"

"Good conversation is the art of making one's thoughts known to others"

"The passive mind is a contradiction"

"We know God through his effects"

"The order and harmony of nature proclaim the wisdom of God"

"Knowledge is power when it is applied"

"The most wicked deception is self-deception"

"Virtue is its own reward"

"We are all immaterial spirits"

"The senses are the channels through which we know the world"

"To enjoy life we must overcome our fears"

"The pursuit of happiness requires wisdom and virtue"