Sufficient Reason Quotes

20 quotes by 17 authors

• The struggle is always worthwhile, if the end be worthwhile and the means honorable; foreknowledge of defeat is not sufficient reason to withdraw from the… — Steven Brust
• If there is no sufficient reason for war, the war party will make war on one pretext, then invent another. — Robert M. La Follette, Sr.
• The sea is dangerous and its storms terrible, but these obstacles have never been sufficient reason to remain ashore...unlike the mediocre, intrepid spirits seek victory… — Ferdinand Magellan
• When talking about unicorns, minotaurs, or compassionate conservatives, one does not normally have to prove their non-existence; the mere lack of any evidence is sufficient… — Peter Stone
• People do want to know, there is curiosity, it is a matter of public interest. That is not sufficient reason to disclose information. It is… — Tharman Shanmugaratnam
• When the virus of restlessness begins to take possession of a wayward man, and the road away from Here seems broad and straight and sweet,… — John Steinbeck
• However we may pity the mother whose health and even life is imperiled by the performance of her natural duty, there yet remains no sufficient… — Pope Pius XI
• What could ever be a sufficient reason for excusing in any way the direct murder of the innocent? This is precisely what we are dealing… — Pope Pius XI
• Seen through the eyes of faith, religion's future is secure. As long as there are human beings, there will be religion for the sufficient reason… — Huston Smith
• The truth is, however, that every religion form is superior to the others in a particular respect, and it is this characteristic that in fact… — Frithjof Schuon
• There is always sufficient reason for despair, but there is never sufficient purpose. — Robert Breault
• There is no such thing as a list of reasons. There is either one sufficient reason or a list of excuses. — Robert Breault
• If I am interested, amazed, stimulated to work, that is sufficient reason to thank the gods, and go ahead! — Edward Weston
• The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore. — Vincent Van Gogh
• My dad hates umbrellas, said Deeba, swinging her own. When it rains he always says the same thing. 'I do not believe the presence of… — China Mieville
• We should recognize the reality that just because something is good is not sufficient reason for doing it. The number of good things we can… — Dallin H. Oaks
• I used to worry about what life was for - now being alive seems sufficient reason. — Marion Milner
• The very fact that doctrine is hewn from bitter controversy and tested through time is sufficient reason to make them a focus of theology. — Stanley Hauerwas
• If there is no sufficient reason for war, the war party will make war on one pretext, then invent another... after the war is on. — Robert M. La Follette

Who Wrote These Sufficient Reason Quotes

17 authors contributed a total of 20 Sufficient Reason Quotes as follows:

• 2 Sufficient Reason Quotes by Robert Breault
• 2 Sufficient Reason Quotes by Pope Pius XI
• 1 Sufficient Reason Quote by Edward Weston
• 1 Sufficient Reason Quote by Vincent Van Gogh
• 1 Sufficient Reason Quote by China Mieville
• 1 Sufficient Reason Quote by Dallin H. Oaks
• 1 Sufficient Reason Quote by Marion Milner
• 1 Sufficient Reason Quote by Stanley Hauerwas
• 1 Sufficient Reason Quote by Robert M. La Follette
• 1 Sufficient Reason Quote by Steven Brust
• 1 Sufficient Reason Quote by Robert M. La Follette, Sr.
• 1 Sufficient Reason Quote by Ferdinand Magellan
• 1 Sufficient Reason Quote by Peter Stone
• 1 Sufficient Reason Quote by Tharman Shanmugaratnam
• 1 Sufficient Reason Quote by John Steinbeck
• 1 Sufficient Reason Quote by Huston Smith
• 1 Sufficient Reason Quote by Frithjof Schuon