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The fact that logic cannot satisfy us awakens an almost insatiable hunger for the irrational.
The fact that logic cannot satisfy us awakens an almost insatiable hunger for the irrational.
Religion is love; in no case is it logic.
Religion is love; in no case is it 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.
Logic is the art of going wrong with confidence.
Logic is the art of going wrong with confidence.
We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the manner of yielding read more
We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the manner of yielding what is impossible to keep.
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.
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.
When we yield to discouragement it is usually because we give too much thought to the past and to the read more
When we yield to discouragement it is usually because we give too much thought to the past and to the future.
Logic is the art of going wrong with confidence
Logic is the art of going wrong with confidence