John Locke Quotes on Knowledge
John Locke was an English philosopher and physician, regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers. This page collects quotes attributed to John Locke on the topic of knowledge, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to John Locke:
“No man's knowledge here can go beyond his experience.”
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Attributed to John Locke:
“Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.”
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Attributed to John Locke:
“It is one thing to show a man that he is in error, and another to put him in possession of truth.”
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Attributed to John Locke:
“There is frequently more to be learned from the unexpected questions of a child than the discourses of men.”
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Attributed to John Locke:
“Education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company, and reflection must finish him.”
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Attributed to John Locke:
“New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not common.”