Brutal Quote by Joseph Joubert

“Reason is a tool of weaklings who are afraid to be naked in the face of a cruel and conflictual reality and who therefore…

— Stephen R.C. Hicks

In times of death and famine, reason is on the side of the priests-who have their own kind of logic which cries for miracles…

— Jean Giraudoux

Reason is the first victim of strong emotion.

— Frank Herbert

Sacred texts always offend reason.

— Mason Cooley

“Reason is not a tyrannical God like Allah, or a bloodthirsty demon like Bhowanee; Reason does not speak in my ears but gives me…

— Tabish Khair

The worship of reason is arrogance and betrays a lack of intelligence. The rejection of reason is cowardice and betrays a lack of faith.

— Abraham Joshua Heschel

If we submit everything to reason our religion will be left with nothing mysterious or supernatural. If we offend the principles of reason our…

— Blaise Pascal

“Over the years I had convinced myself that brutality required motive, but this is a fool’s deceit. Cruelty is the motive; religion and politics…

— Lee Thomas

“The use of reason is to justify the obscure desires that move our conduct, impulses, passions, prejudices and follies, and also our fears.”

— Joseph Conrad

“Not reason. Reason discovered the struggle for existence, and the law that requires us to oppress all who hinder the satisfaction of our desires.…

— Leo Tolstoy

“The ability to reason the un-reason which has afflicted by reason saps my ability to reason, so that I complain with good reason of…

— Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Reason is the enemy of faith.

— Martin Luther