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Biography - John Locke:

English philosopher and physician.
Born: 1632 - Died: 1704
Period:
18th century
17th century
Place of birth: United Kingdom
United Kingdom

I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.


I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.



Translation

Translation

(German, French)



German
Ich habe immer gedacht, dass die Handlungen der Menschen die besten Interpreten ihrer Gedanken sind.

French
J'ai toujours pensé que les meilleurs interprètes de la pensée des hommes, ce sont leurs actions.




See also 

See also...



An action is the perfection and publication of thought.




Quotes for: thought


Quotes

Quotes about thought:


Great thoughts come from the heart.





People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.





Action is the language of the body and should harmonize with the spirit within.





The thought of death betrays us, for it makes us forget to live.





Lucidity adds beauty to profound thoughts.





Chance gives thoughts, and chance takes them away.











Quotes for: action


Quotes

Quotes about action:


I have laboured carefully, not to mock, lament, or execrate, but to understand human actions.





One should be light like a bird, and not like a feather.





Often he who omits an act does injustice, not only he who commits an act.





Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.





Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought.





Act only according to that maxim whereby you can, at the same time, will that it should become a universal law.











Quotes for: Man


Quotes

Quotes about man, all human beings:


Man is the future of man.





No man is weak by choice.





Man arrives as a novice at each age of his life.





The greatness of man lies in his decision to be stronger than his condition.





Man is but a reed, the most feeble thing in nature, but he is a thinking reed.





Any man can make mistakes.











Quotes

John Locke also said...


Virtue is harder to be got than knowledge of the world; and, if lost in a young man, is seldom recovered.





No man's knowledge here can go beyond his experience.





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





It is of great use to the sailor to know the length of his line, though he cannot with it fathom all the depths of the ocean.





The necessity of pursuing true Happiness is the foundation of liberty.





There is frequently more to be learned from the unexpected questions of a child than the discourses of men.












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