Locke, John

"The imagination, properly directed, is the nursery of all great things."

"Words are mere vessels; meaning resides in the mind of the speaker and hearer."

"The preservation of self is the first law of nature."

"To know oneself is to begin the path to wisdom and virtue."

"Patience is the practice of endurance, and endurance is the foundation of all achievement."

"Kindness extended is kindness remembered, and kindness remembered multiplies in the world."

"The true measure of a man's wealth is the number of things he can afford to lose."

"Death is not the end of life, but the return of a debt long borrowed from nature."

"Perseverance in the face of failure is the hallmark of true character."

"The gratitude of the poor is the riches of the rich."

"Creativity springs from the collision of old ideas in new combinations."

"The just man fears the law less than the unjust man fears justice."

"To make a man free, give him knowledge; to keep him enslaved, deny it to him."

"The pursuit of truth is the highest calling of the human mind."

"Where love is absent, all virtues flee from the heart."

"Friendship is the marriage of two equal souls for the sake of mutual improvement."

"Family is the first school of all virtues and all vices."

"Hope is the breath of life; despair is its death."

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action in spite of it."

"The only constant in nature is change itself."

"An educated mind is a weapon no tyrant can subdue."

"Knowledge without experience is like a tree without roots."

"Time is a river that carries away all things fashioned by man."

"The truth will not set you free unless you have the courage to speak it."

"Freedom demands the responsibility to use it wisely."

"Peace begins in the human heart, not on the battlefield."

"Nature reveals her secrets only to those who observe with patient attention."

"Art is the expression of the soul in visible form."

"Science is the systematic observation of nature, not the pronouncement of authority."

"The harmony of music reflects the harmony of the universe."