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Reason Quotes

It is the little writer rather than the great writer who seems never to quote, and the reason is that he is never really doing anything else Picture Quote #1

Those who restrain desire, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained; and the restrainer or reason usurps its place and governs the unwilling Picture Quote #1

The reason Milton wrote in fetters when he wrote of angels and god, and at liberty when of devils and hell, is because he was a true poet and of the devil's party without knowing it Picture Quote #1

Art lies in understanding some part of the dark forces and bringing them under the direction of reason Picture Quote #1

Commerce is so far from being beneficial to arts or to empire, that it is destructive of both, as all their history shows, for the above reason of individual merit being its great hatred. Empires flourish till they become commercial and then they are scattered abroad to the four winds Picture Quote #1

Reason, or the ratio of all we have already known, is not the same that it shall be when we know more Picture Quote #1

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Without contraries is no progression. Attraction and repulsion, reason and energy, love and hate, are necessary to human existence Picture Quote #1

To be apt in quotation is a splendid and dangerous gift. Splendid, because it ornaments a man's speech with other men's jewels; dangerous, for the same reason Picture Quote #1

What is a wife and what is a harlot? What is a church and what is a theatre? Are they two and not one? Can they exist separate? Are not religion and politics the same thing? Brotherhood is religion. O demonstrations of reason dividing families in cruelty and pride! Picture Quote #1

I object to being told that I am saving daylight when my reason tells me that I am doing nothing of the kind... At the back of the Daylight Saving scheme, I detect the bony, blue-fingered hand of Puritanism, eager to push people into bed earlier, and get them up earlier, to make them healthy, wealthy, and wise in spite of themselves Picture Quote #1

I must create a system or be enslaved by another mans; I will not reason and compare: my business is to create Picture Quote #1

I hate polite conversation. I hate it when people stand around and go, 'Hi, how are you?' I hate words that don't have any reason or meaning. Also I hate it when people smoke in elevators and closed in places. It's just so rude Picture Quote #1

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There is, indeed, nothing that so much seduces reason from vigilance, as the thought of passing life with an amiable woman Picture Quote #1

The reason why the world lacks unity, and lies broken and in heaps, is, because man is disunited with himself Picture Quote #1

The reason why men do not obey us, is because they see the mud at the bottom of our eye Picture Quote #1

What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason! How infinite in faculty! In form and moving how express and admirable! In action how like an angel! In apprehension how like a god! Picture Quote #1

What a piece of work is a man, how noble in reason, how infinite in faculties, in form and moving how express and admirable, in action how like an angel, in apprehension how like a god Picture Quote #1

Part of the reason I sort of shot out like a cannon out of Michigan and left home at such an early age is because I had to feel independent Picture Quote #1

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There is a good reason they call these ceremonies

Sometimes you just need a good cry, even if you don't know the reason why you are crying Picture Quote #1

I am pleading for the future. I am pleading for a time when hatred and cruelty will not control the hearts of men, when we can learn by reason and judgment and understanding and faith that all life is worth saving, and that mercy is the highest attribute of man Picture Quote #1

In spite of all the yearnings of men, no one can produce a single fact or reason to support the belief in God and in personal immortality Picture Quote #1

Well, take it from an old hand: the only reason it would be easier to program in C is that you can't easily express complex problems in C, so you don't Picture Quote #1

Man is the only creature that dares to light a fire and live with it. The reason? Because he alone has learned how to put it out Picture Quote #1

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Sometimes we do a thing in order to find out the reason for it. Sometimes our actions are questions not answers Picture Quote #1

Law: an ordinance of reason for the common good, made by him who has care of the community Picture Quote #1

Law is nothing other than a certain ordinance of reason for the common good, promulgated by the person who has the care of the community Picture Quote #1

If forgers and malefactors are put to death by the secular power, there is much more reason for excommunicating and even putting to death one convicted of heresy Picture Quote #1

The best reason why Monarchy is a strong government is, that it is an intelligible government. The mass of mankind understand it, and they hardly anywhere in the world understand any other Picture Quote #1

[Explaining his affair with Monica Lewinsky:] I did something for the worst possible reason - just because I could Picture Quote #1

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It is the little writer rather than the great writer who seems never to quote, and the reason is that he is never really doing anything else (Reason Quotes) Those who restrain desire, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained; and the restrainer or reason usurps its place and governs the unwilling (Reason Quotes) The reason Milton wrote in fetters when he wrote of angels and god, and at liberty when of devils and hell, is because he was a true poet and of the devil's party without knowing it (Reason Quotes) Art lies in understanding some part of the dark forces and bringing them under the direction of reason (Reason Quotes) Commerce is so far from being beneficial to arts or to empire, that it is destructive of both, as all their history shows, for the above reason of individual merit being its great hatred. Empires flourish till they become commercial and then they are scattered abroad to the four winds (Reason Quotes) Reason, or the ratio of all we have already known, is not the same that it shall be when we know more (Reason Quotes) Without contraries is no progression. Attraction and repulsion, reason and energy, love and hate, are necessary to human existence (Reason Quotes) To be apt in quotation is a splendid and dangerous gift. Splendid, because it ornaments a man's speech with other men's jewels; dangerous, for the same reason (Reason Quotes) What is a wife and what is a harlot? What is a church and what is a theatre? Are they two and not one? Can they exist separate? Are not religion and politics the same thing? Brotherhood is religion. O demonstrations of reason dividing families in cruelty and pride! (Reason Quotes) I object to being told that I am saving daylight when my reason tells me that I am doing nothing of the kind... At the back of the Daylight Saving scheme, I detect the bony, blue-fingered hand of Puritanism, eager to push people into bed earlier, and get them up earlier, to make them healthy, wealthy, and wise in spite of themselves (Reason Quotes) I must create a system or be enslaved by another mans; I will not reason and compare: my business is to create (Reason Quotes) I hate polite conversation. I hate it when people stand around and go, 'Hi, how are you?' I hate words that don't have any reason or meaning. Also I hate it when people smoke in elevators and closed in places. It's just so rude (Reason Quotes) There is, indeed, nothing that so much seduces reason from vigilance, as the thought of passing life with an amiable woman (Reason Quotes) The reason why the world lacks unity, and lies broken and in heaps, is, because man is disunited with himself (Reason Quotes) The reason why men do not obey us, is because they see the mud at the bottom of our eye (Reason Quotes) What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason! How infinite in faculty! In form and moving how express and admirable! In action how like an angel! In apprehension how like a god! (Reason Quotes) What a piece of work is a man, how noble in reason, how infinite in faculties, in form and moving how express and admirable, in action how like an angel, in apprehension how like a god (Reason Quotes) Part of the reason I sort of shot out like a cannon out of Michigan and left home at such an early age is because I had to feel independent (Reason Quotes) There is a good reason they call these ceremonies "commencement exercises." Graduation is not the end; it's the beginning (Reason Quotes) Sometimes you just need a good cry, even if you don't know the reason why you are crying (Reason Quotes) I am pleading for the future. I am pleading for a time when hatred and cruelty will not control the hearts of men, when we can learn by reason and judgment and understanding and faith that all life is worth saving, and that mercy is the highest attribute of man (Reason Quotes) In spite of all the yearnings of men, no one can produce a single fact or reason to support the belief in God and in personal immortality (Reason Quotes) Well, take it from an old hand: the only reason it would be easier to program in C is that you can't easily express complex problems in C, so you don't (Reason Quotes) Man is the only creature that dares to light a fire and live with it. The reason? Because he alone has learned how to put it out (Reason Quotes) Sometimes we do a thing in order to find out the reason for it. Sometimes our actions are questions not answers (Reason Quotes) Law: an ordinance of reason for the common good, made by him who has care of the community (Reason Quotes) Law is nothing other than a certain ordinance of reason for the common good, promulgated by the person who has the care of the community (Reason Quotes) If forgers and malefactors are put to death by the secular power, there is much more reason for excommunicating and even putting to death one convicted of heresy (Reason Quotes) The best reason why Monarchy is a strong government is, that it is an intelligible government. The mass of mankind understand it, and they hardly anywhere in the world understand any other (Reason Quotes) [Explaining his affair with Monica Lewinsky:] I did something for the worst possible reason - just because I could (Reason Quotes)

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