--- title: "12 Follow Reason Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 12 Follow Reason quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Follow Reason sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/855/lisa-n-edwards-95171_follow_i-would-follow-you-anywhere-and-everywhe_2540075.jpg" --- > [“I would follow you anywhere and everywhere, for no reason and every reason. Seed of the Sunflower”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-n-edwards/i-would-follow-you-anywhere-and-everywhere-for-no-reason-and-every/) [Lisa N. Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-n-edwards/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/855/lisa-n-edwards-95171_follow_i-would-follow-you-anywhere-and-everywhe_2540075.jpg) > [We have not strength enough to follow our reason so far as it would carry us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francois-de-la-rochefoucauld/we-have-not-strength-enough-to-follow-our-reason-so-far-as-it-would/) [Francois de La Rochefoucauld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francois-de-la-rochefoucauld/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2be/francois-de-la-rochefoucauld-1_enough_we-have-not-strength-enough-to-follow-ou_57646.png) > [We may take Fancy for a companion, but must follow Reason as our guide.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-johnson/we-may-take-fancy-for-a-companion-but-must-follow-reason-as-our-guide/) [Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3d/samuel-johnson-50_companion_we-may-take-fancy-for-a-companion-but-mu_1643944.png) > [We have not enough strength to follow all our reason.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francois-de-la-rochefoucauld/we-have-not-enough-strength-to-follow-all-our-reason/) [Francois de La Rochefoucauld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francois-de-la-rochefoucauld/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eee/francois-de-la-rochefoucauld-1_enough_we-have-not-enough-strength-to-follow-al_2831352.png) > [If you follow reason far enough it always leads to conclusions that are contrary to reason.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-butler/if-you-follow-reason-far-enough-it-always-leads-to-conclusions-that/) [Samuel Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-butler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb0/samuel-butler-823_enough_if-you-follow-reason-far-enough-it-alway_33237.jpg) > [“I shall try to follow reason & faith, and trust that where they join it is my place. in sonnet Reason & Faith”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-s-ter/i-shall-try-to-follow-reason-faith-and-trust-that-where-they-join-it/) [Pierre Sóter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierre-s-ter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88f/pierre-s-ter-59416_faith_i-shall-try-to-follow-reason-faith-and-t_723331.jpg) > [The people who follow you should have a reason to do that. You shouldn't talk like everyone else. The stars and athletes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-barnett/the-people-who-follow-you-should-have-a-reason-to-do-that-you-shouldn/) [Josh Barnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-barnett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/382/josh-barnett-5149_fight_the-people-who-follow-you-should-have-a_1773414.jpg) > [In matters of intellect, follow your reason as far as it will take you, without regard for any other consideration.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-huxley/in-matters-of-intellect-follow-your-reason-as-far-as-it-will-take-you/) [Thomas Huxley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-huxley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31b/thomas-huxley-1183_consideration_in-matters-of-intellect-follow-your-reas_861777.png) > [The proper work of man, the grand drift of human life, is to follow reason, that noble spark kindled in us from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isaac-barrow/the-proper-work-of-man-the-grand-drift-of-human-life-is-to-follow/) [Isaac Barrow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isaac-barrow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9af/isaac-barrow-13537_heaven_the-proper-work-of-man-the-grand-drift-o_394113.jpg) > [Men follow their sentiments and their self-interest, but it pleases them to imagine that they follow reason. And so they look for,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vilfredo-pareto/men-follow-their-sentiments-and-their-self-interest-but-it-pleases/) [Vilfredo Pareto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vilfredo-pareto/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b7/vilfredo-pareto-22240_action_men-follow-their-sentiments-and-their-se_3197992.jpg) > [“But the difficulty I had being front and centre, as well as all the other obstacles the job presented, made me realize…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-watt-cloutier/but-the-difficulty-i-had-being-front-and-centre-as-well-as-all-the/) [Sheila Watt-Cloutier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-watt-cloutier/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/326/sheila-watt-cloutier-27687_adversity_but-the-difficulty-i-had-being-front-and_243884.jpg) > [“But the difficulty I had being front and centre, as well as all the other obstacles the job presented, made me realize…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-watt-cloutier/but-the-difficulty-i-had-being-front-and-centre-as-well-as-all-the-2/) [Sheila Watt-Cloutier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-watt-cloutier/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f8/sheila-watt-cloutier-27687_good-thing_but-the-difficulty-i-had-being-front-and_1282817.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/follow-reason/#itemlist", "name": "Follow Reason Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I would follow you anywhere and everywhere, for no reason and every reason. 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