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title: "3 Sovereign Reason Quotes by 2 authors"
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> [It is the habit of mankind to entrust to careless hope what they long for, and to use sovereign reason to thrust…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thucydides/it-is-the-habit-of-mankind-to-entrust-to-careless-hope-what-they-long/)

[Thucydides](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thucydides/)

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> [Now see that noble and most sovereign reason, Like sweet bells jangled, out of tune and harsh.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/now-see-that-noble-and-most-sovereign-reason-like-sweet-bells-jangled/)

[William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/)

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> [“and their judgment was based more upon blind wishing than upon any sound prediction; for it is a habit of mankind to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thucydides/and-their-judgment-was-based-more-upon-blind-wishing-than-upon-any/)

[Thucydides](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thucydides/)

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