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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.
Once the people begin to reason, all is lost
Once the people begin to reason, all is lost
You can't reason someone out of a position they didn't reason themselves into.
You can't reason someone out of a position they didn't reason themselves into.
You have ravished me away by a Power I cannot resist; and yet I
could resist till I saw read more
You have ravished me away by a Power I cannot resist; and yet I
could resist till I saw you; and even since I have seen you I
endeavored often "to reason against the reasons of my Love."
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.
The heart has reasons that reason does not understand.
The heart has reasons that reason does not understand.
It is not necessary to retain facts that we may reason concerning
them.
[Fr., Il n'est pas necessaire read more
It is not necessary to retain facts that we may reason concerning
them.
[Fr., Il n'est pas necessaire de tenir les choses pour en
raisonner.]
Who reasons wisely is not therefore wise;
His pride in reasoning, not in acting lies.
Who reasons wisely is not therefore wise;
His pride in reasoning, not in acting lies.
Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believing as we already do.
Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believing as we already do.
