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Will, without reason, is a blind man's motion; will, against reason, is a madman's motion.

Benjamin Whichcote (1753). “Moral and religious aphorisms collected from the manuscript papers of the reverend and learned Doctor Whichcote; and published in 1703, by Dr. Jeffery. Now re-published, with very large additions, ... by Samuel Salter, ... To which are added, Eight letter”, p.74
Will, without reason, is a blind man's motion; will, against reason, is a madman's motion.