Reason Quote by Blaise Pascal

Reason commands us far more imperiously than a master; for in disobeying the one we are unfortunate, and in disobeying the other we are…

— Blaise Pascal

The authority of reason is far more imperious than that of a master; for he who disobeys the one is unhappy, but he who…

— Blaise Pascal

“If the master allows himself to be commanded by a servant, the latter becomes autocratic; the mind is similarly enslaved by submitting to bodily…

— Paramahansa Yogananda

In my opinion, a master is morally obliged to seize every sort of opportunity and to try to solve the problems of the position…

— Alexander Alekhine

There is one thing in the world more wicked than the desire to command, and that is the will to obey.

— William Kingdon Clifford

Every one wants to command, and no one wants to obey; and this is owing to the absence of that wonderful brahmacharya system of…

— Swami Vivekananda

Various are the pleas and arguments which men of corrupt minds frequently urge against yielding obedience to the just and holy commands of God.

— George Whitefield

I desire to press forward for direction to my Master in all things; but as to trusting to my own obedience and righteousness, I…

— Charles Spurgeon

Those commands of superiors which are contrary to our first duties are not to be obeyed.

— Samuel Richardson

No master can make me swear blind obedience.

— Horace

Reason shows us our duty; he who can make us love our duty is more powerful than reason itself.

— Stanisław I Leszczyński

We serve a gracious Master who knows how to overrule even our mistakes to his glory and our own advantage.

— John Newton