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A man always has two reasons for doing anything--a good reason and the real reason.
A man always has two reasons for doing anything--a good reason and the real reason.
But it is not reason that governs love.
[Fr., Mais la raison n'est pas ce qui regle l'amour.]
But it is not reason that governs love.
[Fr., Mais la raison n'est pas ce qui regle l'amour.]
Aristophanes turns Socrates into ridicule . . . as making the
worse appear the better reason.
Aristophanes turns Socrates into ridicule . . . as making the
worse appear the better reason.
I will it, I order it, let my will stand for a reason.
[Lat., Hoc volo, sic jubeo, sit read more
I will it, I order it, let my will stand for a reason.
[Lat., Hoc volo, sic jubeo, sit pro ratione voluntas.]
To be rational is so glorious a thing, that two-legged creatures
generally content themselves with the title.
To be rational is so glorious a thing, that two-legged creatures
generally content themselves with the title.
He who will not reason, is a bigot; he who cannot is a fool; and
he who dares not, read more
He who will not reason, is a bigot; he who cannot is a fool; and
he who dares not, is a slave.
To give a reason for anything is to breed a doubt of it.
To give a reason for anything is to breed a doubt of it.
If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be could reserach, now would it?
If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be could reserach, now would it?
Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one
Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one