Reason Quotes

13387 Reason quotes by 6691 unique authors

Force without reason falls of its own weight. — Horace
It has been said that metaphysics is the finding of bad reasons for what we believe upon instinct. — W. Somerset Maugham
The difference between the reason of man and the instinct of the beast is this, that the beast does but know, but the man knows… — John Donne
Verily, men do foolish things thoughtlessly, knowing not why; but no woman doeth aught without a reason. — Gelett Burgess
Religion has ever been anti-human, anti-woman, anti-life, anti-peace, anti-reason and anti-science. The god idea has been detrimental not only to humankind but to the earth.… — Madalyn Murray O'Hair
Though women have small force to overcome men by reason; yet have they good fortune to undermine them by policy. — John Lyly
I shall give a propagandist reason for starting the war, no matter whether it is plausible or not. The victor will not be asked afterwards… — Adolf Hitler
Fortune seldom troubles the wise man. Reason has controlled his greatest and most important affairs, controls them throughout his life, and will continue to control… — Epicurus
But it seems that something has happened that has never happened before; though we know not just when, or why, or how, or where. Men… — Thomas Stearns Eliot
Ideology is not the product of thought; it is the habit or the ritual of showing respect for certain formulas to which, for various reasons… — Lionel Trilling
A person is disposed to an act of choice by an angel ... in two ways. Sometimes, a man's understanding is enlightened by an angel… — Thomas Aquinas
I'm going to be happy. I'm going to skip. I'm going to be glad. I'm going to be easy. I'm going to count my blessings.… — Esther Hicks
Certain old men prefer to rise at dawn, taking a cold bath and a long walk with an empty stomach and otherwise mortifying the flesh.… — Ambrose Bierce
Have the courage to follow your passion - and if you don't know what it is, realize that one reason for your existence on earth… — Oprah Winfrey
Our Founding Fathers never meant for Washington, D.C. to be the fount of all wisdom. As a matter of fact they were very much afraid… — Rick Perry
I think the reason why I'm the person who I am today is because I went through those tough times when I was younger. — LeBron James
You have all the reason in the world to achieve your grandest dreams. Imagination plus innovation equals realization. — Denis Waitley
Many Americans follow pro basketball from November through June, for reasons that I found unexplainable, other than the fact that they were overly fascinated with… — Dan Jenkins
For some strange reason, no matter where I go, the place is always called "here". — Ashleigh Brilliant
(The) chain of command has failed over the years, obviously, for a lot of reasons. — Chuck Hagel

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