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John Locke Quotes:

Ocupation: Philosopher

Life: August 29, 1632 - October 28, 1704

Birthday: August 29

Death: October 28

Reason, if consulted with, would advise, that their children's time should be spent in acquiring what might be useful to them when they come to be men, rather than to have their heads stuff'd with a deal of trash, a great part whereof they usually never do ('tis certain they never need to) think on again as long as they live: and so much of it as does stick by them they are only the worse for.

- John Locke

source: John Locke, George Berkeley (2010). “Locke, Berkely and Hume”, p.84, Cosimo, Inc.

topic: Children, Men, Thinking, Be A Man

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