Chosen Quote by R. S. Thomas

He that cannot reason is a fool.

— Andrew Carnegie

“Philosophy is not a spectator sport.”

— Nigel Warburton

We must have reasons for speech but we need none for silence

— Proverb

We need a reason to speak but none to keep silent.

— Pierre Nicole

He only employs his passion who can make no use of his reason.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

Does the human being reason? No; he thinks, muses, reflects, but does not reason...that is, in the two things which are the peculiar domain…

— Mark Twain

Many sportsmen, like myself and my team-mates, artists, and musicians all have unique chances and responsibilities to make themselves heard. We have the possibility…

— Kevin-Prince Boateng

“he explained that elements of his behaviour in front of the media were a necessary evil: a vital cog in the psychological machinery that…

— Guillem Balague

[In politics,] when there is no reason to speak, there is a reason not to speak.

— David Frum

Everyone is so caught up in his own passions and interests that he always wants to talk about them without getting involved in the…

— Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable

Speech is reason's brother, and a kingly prerogative of man.

— Martin Farquhar Tupper

There are many justifications of silence; there can be none of insincerity.

— George Henry Lewes