Animals Quote by Marcus Aurelius

“Animals are irrational men”

— Safir Kassim Booudjelal

“The only thing rational about man, the rational animal, is his ability to rationalize his own present position.”

— Allen MacDiarmid

“Man is a rational animal. But that does not mean that he is a reasonable animal. It means only that he has reason, and…

— Frank Sheed

Human beings aren't rational animals; we're rationalizing animals who want to appear reasonable to ourselves.

— Elliot Aronson

“One is tempted to define man as a rational animal who always loses his temper when he is called upon to act in accordance…

— Oscar Wilde

“If we were rational creatures we would never get out of bed or live or love.”

— Belinda Jeffrey

“Humans think they are rational, and they think they understand their reality. But they are wrong on both counts.”

— Scott Adams

“Even the most well-adjusted person is holding on to his or her sanity by a greased rope. The rationality circuits are shoddily built into…

— Stephen King

Man is not a rational animal, he is a rationalizing animal.

— Anonymous

“We humans like to think we are creatures of reason. We aren't. The reality is that we make our decisions first and rationalize them…

— Scott Adams

“To be rational is not the same as to be reasonable.”

— William Barrett

“Trying to rationalize with the irrational is a total waste of time.”

— Adra Young