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Thomas PaineTo argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.

—  Thomas Paine, 1737-1809, English-American writer

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Immanuel KantAll our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding, and ends with reason. There is nothing higher than reason.

—  Immanuel Kant, 1724-1804, German philosopher

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G. K. ChestertonBriefly, you can only find truth with logic if you have already found truth without it.

—  G. K. Chesterton, 1874-1936, English writer & critic

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Blaise PascalReason's last step is the recognition that there are an infinite number of things which are beyond it.

—  Blaise Pascal, 1623-1662, French thinker

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George SantayanaWhen men and women agree, it is only in their conclusions; their reasons are always different.

—  George Santayana, 1863-1952, Spanish-American philosopher

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Blaise PascalThe heart has its reasons which reason knows not.

—  Blaise Pascal, 1623-1662, French thinker

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Joseph RouxWe distrust our heart too much, and our head not enough.

—  Joseph Roux, 1834-1905, French clergyman & poet

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André GideOnly those things are beautiful which are inspired by madness and written by reason.

—  André Gide, 1869-1951, French writer, Nobel 1947

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George Bernard ShawReason enslaves all whose minds are not strong enough to master her.

—  George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish writer, Nobel 1925

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Zig ZiglarPeople don’t buy for logical reasons. They buy for emotional reasons.

—  Zig Ziglar, 1926-2012, American self-help writer

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Erica JongFaith is the Knowledge of the Heart, Logic the Knowledge of the Mind.

—  Erica Jong, 1942-, American writer

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EpicurusHappiness is man's greatest aim in life. Tranquillity and rationality are the cornerstones of happiness.

—  Epicurus, 341-270 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher

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AristotleAll men are mortal. Socrates is a man. Therefore Socrates is mortal.

—  Aristotle, 384-322 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher

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Anton ChekhovNothing can be accomplished by logic and ethics.

—  Anton Chekhov, 1860-1904, Russian writer

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RumiIf reason dominates in man, he rises higher than angels. If lust overpowers man, he descends lower than the beast.

—  Rumi, 1207-1273, Persian mystic & poet

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Theodore AdornoDialectic thought is an attempt to break through the coercion of logic by its own means.

—  Theodore Adorno, 1903-1969, German philosopher

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Christopher HitchensElementary rules of logic: extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence and what can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence.

—  Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011, British-American journalist & writer

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NapoleonThe greater the man, the less is he opinionative, he depends upon events and circumstances.

—  Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor

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Ayn RandI am not primarily an advocate of capitalism, but of egoism; and I am not primarily an advocate of egoism, but of reason.

—  Ayn Rand, 1905-1982, American writer & philosopher

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Peter DruckerProduction is not the application of tools to materials, but logic to work.

—  Peter Drucker, 1909–2005, Austrian management guru

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Ashleigh BrilliantThe trouble is that sex is a force of nature, and reason is not.

—  Ashleigh Brilliant, 1933-, British cartoonist & epigrammatist

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George SantayanaHabit is stronger than reason.

—  George Santayana, 1863-1952, Spanish-American philosopher

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Ayn RandIf any part of your uncertainty, is a conflict between your heart and your mind - follow your mind.

—  Ayn Rand, 1905-1982, American writer & philosopher

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EpicurusChance seldom interferes with the wise man; his greatest and highest interests have been, are, and will be, directed by reason throughout his whole life.

—  Epicurus, 341-270 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher

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John DrydenReason is a crutch for age, but youth is strong enough to walk alone.

—  John Dryden, 1631-1700, English poet

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Karl KrausKeep your passions in check, but beware of giving your reason free rein.

—  Karl Kraus, 1874-1936, Austrian writer

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Ludwig WittgensteinLogic takes care of itself; all we have to do is to look and see how it does it.

—  Ludwig Wittgenstein, 1889-1951, Austrian philosopher

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Friedrich von SchlegelReason is mechanical, humor chemical, and genius organic spirit.

—  Friedrich von Schlegel, 1772-1829, German writer

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Ambrose BierceLogic, n. The art of thinking and reasoning in strict accordance with the limitations and incapacities of the human misunderstanding.

—  Ambrose Bierce, 1842–1914, American writer

Kin HubbardNobuddy ever listened t' reason on a empty stomach.

—  Kin Hubbard, 1868-1930, American cartoonist

Bertrand RussellIt has been said that man is a rational animal. All my life I have been searching for evidence which could support this.

—  Bertrand Russell, 1872-1970, British philosopher

Thomas SowellIf you don’t believe in the innate unreasonableness of human beings, just try raising children.

—  Thomas Sowell, 1930 -, American political thinker

Antoine RivarolReason is useless before the event and odious afterwards.

—  Antoine Rivarol, 1753-1801, French author of maxims

Antoine RivarolReason is made up of truths that must be told and truths that are not to be told.

—  Antoine Rivarol, 1753-1801, French author of maxims

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.A page of history is worth a volume of logic.

—  Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., 1841-1935, 

Aldοus HuxleyBeware of being too rational. In the country of the insane, the integrated man doesn’t become king. He gets lynched.

—  Aldοus Huxley, 1894-1963, English writer

Anatole FranceMan is a rational animal. He can think up a reason for anything he wants to believe.

—  Anatole France, 1844-1924, French writer, Nobel 1921

Anatole FranceIt is human nature to think wisely and to act in an absurd fashion.

—  Anatole France, 1844-1924, French writer, Nobel 1921

Terry PratchettHe was determined to discover the underlying logic behind the universe.
Which was going to be hard, because there wasn’t one.

—  Terry Pratchett, 1948-2015, British writer

Martin HeideggerThinking begins only when we have come to know that reason, glorified for centuries, is the stiff-necked adversary of thought.

—  Martin Heidegger, 1889-1976, German philosopher

Sri AurobindoWhen Reason died, then Wisdom was born.

—  Sri Aurobindo, 1872-1950, Indian nationalist, yogi & philosopher

Sri AurobindoEvolution is not finished; reason is not the last word nor the reasoning animal the supreme figure of Nature. As man emerged out of the animal, so out of man the superman emerges.

—  Sri Aurobindo, 1872-1950, Indian nationalist, yogi & philosopher

Joseph De MaistreReason speaks in words alone, but love has a song.

—  Joseph De Maistre, 1753-1821, Savoyard diplomat & philosopher

Jerry SeinfeldWhen you want to enjoy something, you must never let logic get too much in the way.

—  Jerry Seinfeld, 1954-, American comedian

Dale CarnegieWhen dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion.

—  Dale Carnegie, 1888-1955, American self-help writer

Philip DickEither I've invented a whole new logic or, ahem, I'm not playing with a full deck.

—  Philip Dick, 1928-1982, American sci-fi writer

Milan KunderaPain doesn't listen to reason, it has it's own reason, which is not reasonable

—  Milan Kundera, 1929-2023, Czech writer

Gottfried LeibnitzThere are also two kinds of truths, those of reasoning and those of fact. Truths of reasoning are necessary and their opposite is impossible, and those of fact are contingent and their opposite is possible.

—  Gottfried Leibnitz, 1646-1716, German philosopher & mathematician

Susan SontagInterpretation is the revenge of the intellectual upon art.

—  Susan Sontag, 1933-2004, American writer, critic, activist

Cesare PaveseThose philosophers who believe in the absolute logic of truth have never had to discuss it on close terms with a woman.

—  Cesare Pavese, 1908-1950, Italian writer

Joseph JoubertLogic is to grammar what the meaning of the words is to their sound.

—  Joseph Joubert, 1754-1824, French author of maxims

Nicolas Gomez DavilaIn the intelligent man faith is the only remedy for anguish. The fool is cured by “reason,” “progress,” alcohol, work.

—  Nicolas Gomez Davila, 1913-1994, Colombian writer

Luigi PirandelloLogic is one thing, the human animal another. You can quite easily propose a logical solution to something and at the same time hope in your heart of hearts it won’t work out.

—  Luigi Pirandello, 1867-1936, Italian writer (Nobel 1934)

Ancient Greek

DemocritusFor persuasion, reasoning is far stronger than gold.

Ισχυρότερος ες πειθώ λόγος πολλαχή γίνεται χρυσού.

—  Democritus, 470-370 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher

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EpictetusTo the rational being only the irrational is unendurable, but the rational is endurable.

Τω λογικώ ζώω μόνον αφόρητόν εστι το άλογον. Το δ’ εύλογον φορητόν.

—  Epictetus, 50-120 AD, Ancient Greek Stoic philosopher

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Movie Quotes

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)Elementary, my dear Watson. Purely elementary.

—  from the film The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)

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