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    Man has received direct from God only one instrument wherewith to know himself and to know his relation to the universe--he has no other--and that instrument is reason.

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Reason is not automatic. Those who deny it cannot be conquered by it. Do not count on them. Leave them read more

Reason is not automatic. Those who deny it cannot be conquered by it. Do not count on them. Leave them alone.

by Ayn Rand Found in: Reason Quotes,
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If you follow reason far enough it always leads to conclusions that are contrary to reason.

If you follow reason far enough it always leads to conclusions that are contrary to reason.

by Samuel Butler Found in: Reason Quotes,
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Indu'd
With sanctity of reason.

Indu'd
With sanctity of reason.

by John Milton Found in: Reason Quotes,
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Reason obeys itself; and ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.

Reason obeys itself; and ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.

by Thomas Paine Found in: Reason Quotes,
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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.

by William Hazlitt Found in: Reason Quotes,
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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.

by John Locke Found in: Reason Quotes,
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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.]

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What a piece of work is a man, how noble in reason, how infinite in faculties, in form and moving read more

What a piece of work is a man, how noble in reason, how infinite in faculties, in form and moving how express and admirable, in action how like an angel, in apprehension how like a god.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Reason Quotes,
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Most of us, when all is said and done, like what we like and make up reasons for it afterwards.

Most of us, when all is said and done, like what we like and make up reasons for it afterwards.

by Soren F. Petersen Found in: Reason Quotes,
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