Rational Quotes

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Every being ought to do that which is according to its constitution; and all other things have been constituted for the sake of the superior,… — Marcus Aurelius
With its claims to profundity, boldness and originality, thinking still limits itself provisionally to the exclusively rational and scientific. ... As soon as it lays… — Robert Musil
A rational reaction against irrational excesses and vagaries of skepticism may * * * readily degenerate into the rival folly of credulity. — William E. Gladstone
A rational reaction against the irrational excesses and vagaries of scepticism may, I admit, readily degenerate into the rival folly of credulity. To be engaged… — William E. Gladstone
What if I am wrong? Any rational investment plan has to start with that question. — Peter L. Bernstein
The present mode of life on earth is madness, which is nontheless lethal for being legal. Rational existence is possible, but it calls for a… — Norman Cousins
I have sometimes thought there could be no stronger testimony in favor of Religion or against temporal Enjoyments even the most rational and manly than… — James Madison
In some ways we live in a world where things appear to be very logical, very rational, and mechanical aspects of our world are rather… — Paul McCartney
Of all the ways of defining man, the worst is the one which makes him out to be a rational animal. — Anatole France
Well, love is insanity. The ancient Greeks knew that. It is the taking over of a rational and lucid mind by delusion and self-destruction. You… — Marilyn French
Papa always makes it clear that he would like to know me as much more rational and lucid than the girls and women he gets… — Anna Freud
I approve designs not because I think I am more gifted or somebody who can see ahead three or four years from now, but just… — Carlos Ghosn
But when it comes to writing the thing that I've sort of been thinking about lately, is why? You know, is it rational? Is it… — Elizabeth Gilbert
Put simply, behavioural economics argues that human beings' decision-taking is guided by the evolutionary baggage which we bring with us to the present day. Evolution… — Evan Davis
The meme for blind faith secures its own perpetuation by the simple unconscious expedient of discouraging rational inquiry. — Richard Dawkins
There are two kinds of terrorism. Rational terrorism such as Palestinian terrorism and apocalyptic terrorism like Sept. 11. You have to distinguish between the two. — Alan Dershowitz
A man can believe a considerable deal of rubbish, and yet go about his daily work in a rational and cheerful manner. — Norman Douglas
When men sow the wind it is rational to expect that they will reap the whirlwind. — Frederick Douglass
We face a conflict between civilisation and culture, which used to be on the same side. Civilisation means rational reflection, material wellbeing, individual autonomy and… — Terry Eagleton
For people who have no critical acumen, a state is a mythical entity, for those who think critically it is a rational fiction, created by… — Friedrich Durrenmatt

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