• Good and evil, reward and punishment, are the only motives to a rational creature: these are the spur and reins whereby all mankind are set on work, and guided.

  John Locke
  English philosopher 1632-1704
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Subjects in these quotes:

1. punishment
2. rational
3. creature
4. whereby
5. mankind
6. guided

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Good and evil, reward and punishment, are the only motives to a rational creature: these are the spur and reins whereby all mankind are set on work, and guided. by : John Locke

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