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Logic: an instrument used for bolstering a prejudice.
Logic: an instrument used for bolstering a prejudice.
Logic is neither a science nor an art, but a dodge.
Logic is neither a science nor an art, but a dodge.
Man has such a predilection for systems and abstract deductions that he is ready to distort the truth intentionally, he read more
Man has such a predilection for systems and abstract deductions that he is ready to distort the truth intentionally, he is ready to deny the evidence of his senses only to justify his logic.
Often, the less there is to justify a traditional custom, the harder it is to get rid of it.
Often, the less there is to justify a traditional custom, the harder it is to get rid of it.
Men are apt to mistake the strength of their feeling for the strength of their argument. The heated mind resents read more
Men are apt to mistake the strength of their feeling for the strength of their argument. The heated mind resents the chill touch and relentless scrutiny of logic.
In a mind all logic is like a knife blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it.
In a mind all logic is like a knife blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it.
A mouse might be in a cookie jar.. but
he is not a cookie
Casper Ten Boom, father of read more
A mouse might be in a cookie jar.. but
he is not a cookie
Casper Ten Boom, father of Corrie Ten Boom, author
of The Hiding Place.
Hypothetical questions get hypothetical answers.
Hypothetical questions get hypothetical answers.
Logic is like the sword--those who appeal to it shall perish by it.
Logic is like the sword--those who appeal to it shall perish by it.