Rational Quotes

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The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and… — Albert Einstein
So that, in effect, religion, which should most distinguish us from beasts, and ought most peculiarly to elevate us, as rational creatures, above brutes, is… — John Locke
Elinor agreed with it all, for she did not think he deserved the compliment of rational opposition. — Jane Austen
...If he failed the first time he took his driver's licence test, it was mainly because he started an argument with the examiner in an… — Vladimir Nabokov
You see, gentlemen, reason is an excellent thing, thereâ€™s no disputing that, but reason is nothing but reason and satisfies only the rational side of… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
There are two kinds of fears: rational and irrational- or in simpler terms, fears that make sense and fears that don't. — Daniel Handler
When I disagree with a rational man, I let reality be our final arbiter; if I am right, he will learn; if I am wrong,… — Ayn Rand
The further the spiritual evolution of mankind advances, the more certain it seems to me that the path to genuine religiosity does not lie through… — Albert Einstein
Manâ€”every manâ€”is an end in himself, not a means to the ends of others; he must live for his own sake, neither sacrificing himself to… — Ayn Rand
There is something feeble and a little contemptible about a man who cannot face the perils of life without the help of comfortable myths. Almost… — Bertrand Russell
If everything on earth were rational, nothing would happen. — Fyodor Dostoevsky
I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation, whose purposes are modeled after our own -- a God, in… — Albert Einstein
A curtain of stars, miles of them, are scattered, glowing, across the sky and their multitude humbles me, which I have a hard time tolerating.… — Bret Easton Ellis
Love is the only rational act. — Mitch Albom
Worry lives a long way from rational thought."---Self — Mary Roach
You'll think this is a bit silly, but I'm a bit--well, I have a thing about birds." "What, a phobia?" "Sort of." "Well, that's the… — Neil Gaiman
The happiness and unhappiness of the rational, social animal depends not on what he feels but on what he does; just as his virtue and… — Marcus Aurelius
She tried to be calm, and leave things to take their course; and tried to dwell much on this argument of rational dependence â€“ â€œSurely,… — Jane Austen
Our rational minds can never understand what has happened, but our hearts.. if we can keep them open to God, will find their own intuitive… — Ram Dass
I never made one of my discoveries through the process of rational thinking — Albert Einstein

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