Reasonableness Quotes

25 Reasonableness quotes by 24 unique authors

The theologian considers sin mainly as an offence against God; the moral philosopher as contrary to reasonableness. — Thomas Aquinas
The test of a theory is its ability to cope with all the relevant phenomena, not its a priori 'reasonableness'. The latter would have proved… — John Polkinghorne
Even as a young man, Vito Corleone became known as a "man of reasonableness." He never uttered a threat. He always used logic that proved… — Mario Puzo
Socrates and Plato are right: whatever man does he always does well, that is, he does that which seems to him good (useful) according to… — Friedrich Nietzsche
The reasonableness of the agency of the national courts in cases in which the state tribunals cannot be supposed to be impartial, speaks for itself.… — Alexander Hamilton
Experience having long taught me the reasonableness of mutual sacrifices of opinion among those who are to act together for any common object, and the… — Thomas Jefferson
You just try to do everything that comes up. Get up an hour earlier, stay up an hour later, make the time. Then you look… — Ruby Dee
In contrast to logic, there is common sense, or still better, the Spirit of Reasonableness. — Lin Yutang
The public welfare demands that constitutional cases must be decided according to the terms of the Constitution itself, and not according to judges views of… — Hugo Black
The great decisions of human life have as a rule far more to do with the instincts and other mysterious unconscious factors than with conscious… — Carl Jung
Prepare for every negotiation... 1) Focus on Outcomes. What is it that you want to walk away with? Being as specific as possible also increases… — Lois P Frankel
I will not attempt to deny the reasonableness and necessity of a party war; but in carrying on that war all principles and rules of… — Robert Walpole
I should consent to breed under pressure, if I were convinced in any way of the reasonableness of reproducing the species. But my nerves and… — Ezra Pound
The Bible is proved to be a revelation from God, by the reasonableness and holiness of its precepts; all its commands, exhortations, and promises having… — Adam Clarke
It may seem to your conceited to suppose that you can do anything important toward improving the lot of mankind. But this is a fallacy.… — Bertrand Russell
Never once have Democrats benefited from attempts at reasonableness and compromise and accommodation. To the contrary, Bush and his team seem to view political compromise… — Jim Jordan
Protestantism has the method of Jesus with His secret too much left out of mind; Catholicism has His secret with His method too much left… — Matthew Arnold
The single greatest world transformation would simply be the embrace of global reasonableness and pluralistic tolerance the global embrace of egoic-rationality (on the way to… — Ken Wilber
The reasonableness of the command to obey parents is clear to children, even when quite young. — Noah Webster
We should take care, in inculcating patriotism into our boys and girls, that is a patriotism above the narrow sentiment which usually stops at one's… — Robert Baden-Powell
Judges are the people who have to protect the rights of individuals, have to protect the rights of minorities, have to protect the rights in… — Jed S. Rakoff
Protestantism came to America to make America Protestant. It was assumed that was to be done through faith in the reasonableness of the common man… — Stanley Hauerwas
Priests, she insisted, could not sin. It was a thing impossible. Everything that they did, and wished, was of course right. She hoped I would… — Maria Monk
On the subject of religious belief, we relax standards of reasonableness and evidence that we rely on in every other area of our lives. We… — Sam Harris

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