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All extremes does perfect reason flee,
And wishes to be wise quite soberly.
[Fr., La parfaite raison read more
All extremes does perfect reason flee,
And wishes to be wise quite soberly.
[Fr., La parfaite raison fuit toute extremite,
Et veut que l'on soit sage avec sobriete.]
This is our chief bane, that we live not according to the light
of reason, but after the fashion read more
This is our chief bane, that we live not according to the light
of reason, but after the fashion of others.
[Lat., Id nobis maxime nocet, quod non ad rationis lumen sed ad
similitudinem aliorum vivimus.]
There are as many reasons for running as there are days in the year, years in my life. But mostly read more
There are as many reasons for running as there are days in the year, years in my life. But mostly I run because I am an animal and a child, an artist and a saint. So, too, are you. Find your own play, your own self-renewing compulsion, and you will become the person you are meant to be.
Before you give up, think of the reason why you held on so long.
Before you give up, think of the reason why you held on so long.
A man always has two reasons for doing anything--a good reason and the real reason.
A man always has two reasons for doing anything--a good reason and the real reason.
Once the people begin to reason, all is lost
Once the people begin to reason, all is lost
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.
Indu'd
With sanctity of reason.
Indu'd
With sanctity of reason.
The way to see by Faith is to shut the Eye of Reason.
The way to see by Faith is to shut the Eye of Reason.