8 ;;Quote: sound is but the motion of the clapper carried to us by the bell, air, ear, nerve, brain, and outward nerves

8+;;Quote: the things that really are in the world without us, are those motions by which these seemings are caused

20 ;;Quote: man hath set up a visible mark, which when seen again, may bring to mind the original thought; like a rock at sea

20 ;;Quote: names are marks of human voices which recall conceptions of the things named

20+;;Quote: names make us capable of science; they draw men out of ignorance, or may lead men into error

22 ;;Quote: there is nothing universal but names; the things named are not themselves universal

23 ;;Quote: understanding is a great ability to avoid equivocation through context, drift, and occasion; we can find out the true meaning of what is said

25 ;;Quote: almost every corporal thing develops habits when moved in the one and same manner; to begit it, there needs no more than to begin it

25+;;Quote: language is a habit of speech, initiated by the passions, to share knowledge, opinions, and passions

28 ;;Quote: evidence is to truth, as the sap to the tree; science, knowledge, and meaning are dependent on evidence of the senses

50 ;;Quote: new experience is the beginning of new knowledge; gives hope of knowing somewhat that he knew not before

76 ;;Quote: one's private interpretation of speech is shared by others; otherwise speach is deception

76 ;;Quote: silence is consent if so intended

76 ;;Quote: the nature of man is the foundation for political rules and laws