"Education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company and reflection must finish him."

"He who would make his son a good man, must begin betimes with him, and set him to rights, whilst he is flexible, and his mind is easy to be wrought upon."

"The greater part of mankind are more governed by interest than by argument."

"The only way whereby any one divests himself of his Natural Liberty, and puts on the bonds of Civil Society, is by agreeing with other Men to joyn and unite into a Community, for their comfortable, sa…"

"The greatest part of mankind are more disposed to suffer, whilst evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed."