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• The thoughts that come unsought, and as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.
  -- John Locke...
• Some thoughts are best guillotined before actions result.
• Dad always thought laughter was the best medicine, which I guess is why several of us died of tuberculosis.
  -- Deep Thoughts, by Jack Handey...
• To understand political power aright ... we must consider what state all men are naturally in, and that is a state of perfect freedom to order their actions .
  .. within the bonds of the law of nature, without asking leave, or depending upon the will of any other man....
• Though I have said above that all men by nature are equal, I cannot be supposed to understand all sorts of equality.
  Age or virtue may give man a just precedency. Excellency of parts and merit may place others above the common level ....
• New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not common.
  -- John Locke, "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding...
• The discipline of desire is the background of character. -- John Locke
• I have always thought in the back of my mind, cheese and onions. -- The Rutle
• Dad always thought laughter was the best medicine, which I guess is why several of us died of tuberculosis.
  -- Jack Handey...