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John Locke

An Essay Concerning Human Understanding Section S9

Section 610 of 1,114

Canonical reference B2.C33.S9

English

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This wrong connexion in our minds of ideas in themselves loose and independent of one another, has such an influence, and is of so great force to set us awry in our actions, as well moral as natural, passions, reasonings, and notions themselves, that perhaps there is not any one thing that deserves more to be looked after.

French

Pierre Coste · Pierre Mortier, Amsterdam, 1735, third edition

Cette connexion irréguliére qui ſe fait dans notre Eſprit, de certaines idées qui ne ſont point unies par elles-mêmes, ni dépendantes l’une de l’autre, a une ſi grande influence ſur nous, & eſt ſi capable de mettre du travers dans nos actions tant morales que naturelles, dans nos Paſſions, dans nos raiſonnemens, & dans nos Notions mêmes, qu’il n’y a peut-être rien qui mérite davantage que nous nous appliquions à le conſiderer pour le prévenir ou le corriger le plûtôt que nous pourrons.

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