Date: 1736

"It is the Opinion of a late ingenious Philosopher of our own Nation [Mr. Locke], and I think mankind are generally come into the same Way of thinking, 'That the Soul of Man is at first but a Tabula rasa, a Kind of fair unwritten Paper, till it has receieved Impressions form without, and i...

— Bernard, Thomas (1684/5-1755)

Date: 1736

"And by their Means it becomes a delightful Store-house of the richest Truth and most valuable Knowledge."

— Bernard, Thomas (1684/5-1755)

Date: 1736

"Reason is the great Perfection of human Nature; but, like a Diamond, it is naturally rough, till Education polish it and set it well. Without that, it usually degenerates into Sottishness and Sensuality, as we see in the untaught and uncivilized Part of Mankind."

— Bernard, Thomas (1684/5-1755)