Quotes About Reason

If men were but to read the New Testament with the same tone and emphasis, with which they do other books, and were to keep out of mind the idea of its being sacred, they would be disgusted with the credulity, and the want of intellect, reason and judgment, that is apparent in it.

I believe that we must reach our brother, never toning down our fundamental oppositions, but meeting him when he asks to be met, with a reason for the faith that is in us, as well as with a loving sympathy for them as brothers.

What's interesting to 'Vikings' the series is that Horik is so blind in his greed and his desire for revenge that he can't hear reason, and he's probably so insecure about Ragnar that he won't take his advice. And straight up, honestly, if you ever have to say to someone, 'Hey, remember, I'm the king?' It's too late, and you've lost your authority.

The story is a machine for empathy. In contrast to logic or reason, a story is about emotion that gets staged over a sequence of dramatic moments, so you empathize with the characters without really thinking about it too much. It is a really powerful tool for imagining yourself in other people's situations.

I'm not the voice of reason; I'm more the guy using these offensive topics as fodder to raise tension in a joke.

They declaim against the passions without bothering to think that it is from their flame philosophy lights its torch.

G is Grace, the Flaming Star is the Torch of Reason. Those who possess this knowledge are indeed Illuminati.

While freedom-loving people like libertarians and conservatives wish to provide the illumination of facts and the focus of reason for young people so that they might see and think clearly, those who call themselves progressives favor the classic totalitarian tactic of indoctrination.

Islamism is a monstrous totalitarian ideology that has declared war on our nation, on reason, on civilization.

We've been given the full spectrum of emotions for good reason, and it helps us be happy, in my opinion. I think it's totally normal to be sad or angry or frustrated, hopeless at moments. I don't think we would've been given these things if they were bad.

Life is a process, not a substance, and it is necessarily temporary. We are not the reason for the existence of the universe, but our ability for self-awareness and reflection makes us special within it. This

What started the ball rolling was a psychological conviction: the idea that something as horrible as these infant deaths couldn't just be random: someone must be to blame. There must be a reason why it happened.

Our first endeavors are purely instinctive prompting of an imagination vivid and undisciplined," Tesla wrote. "As we grow older reason asserts itself and we become more and more systematic and designing. But those early impulses, though not immediately productive, are of the greatest moment and may shape our very destinies.

Government is not reason; it is not eloquence. It is force. And force, like fire, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master." – George Washington How

Tesla wrote. "As we grow older reason asserts itself and we become more and more systematic and designing. But those early impulses, though not immediately productive, are of the greatest moment and may shape our very destinies.

Where the goal is the what, the purpose is the all-important why.

God is not simply other than our knowledge of Him. It is through God and God alone that we know God. Descartes elaborates this in this way: We know God because he left a mark of Himself in us; this mark is nothing other than our self-consciousness. Knowing God through this mark of His, we know God in every act of reason.

Time heals what reason cannot.

Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.

What does reason demand of a man A very easy thing: to live in accord with his nature.

To put it simply, magic that is controlled by reason is more like a knife than a grenade launcher.

Behind every purpose, there's a reason, behind every reason, there's a story, behind every story, there's a dance... ready to set in motion

Footsteps find a reason to exist as they imitate the winds, moving with the intensity of a hurricane when arrives the blessing of dance

Irish rock star Bono has said, "Grace defies reason and logic. Love interrupts, if you like, the consequences of your actions, which in my case is very good news indeed, because I've done a lot of stupid stuff.