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Reason Quotes - Page 46

Prejudice is never easy unless it can pass itself off for reason.

William Hazlitt (1839). “Sketches and Essays”, p.90

The diligent scholar is he that loves himself, and desires to have reason to applaud and love himself.

William Godwin (1831). “Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions, and Discoveries: Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the Author”, p.346

The reason can give nothing at all Like the response to desire.

Wallace Stevens (2011). “The Collected Poems of Wallace Stevens”, p.218, Vintage

History is not the proper midden for digging up novelties. Perhaps that is one reason why a nation bent on novelty ignores it.

Wallace Stegner (2008). “The Twilight of Self Reliance: Frontier Values and Contemporary America”

You must be prepared and know the reason why you dance.

Thomas Yellowtail, Michael Oren Fitzgerald (1994). “Yellowtail, Crow Medicine Man and Sun Dance Chief: An Autobiography”, p.179, University of Oklahoma Press

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

James Boswell, Samuel Johnson, Edmond Malone (1824). “The life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D., comprehending an account of his studies, and numerous works, in chronological order: a series of his epistolary correspondence and conversations with many eminent persons; and various original pieces of his composition, never before published; the whole exhibiting a view of literature and literary men in Great Britain, for near half a century during which he flourished”, p.335

When nothing hampers action, the soul has fewer reasons for action.

Romain Rolland (1910). “Jean-Christophe: Dawn. Morning. Youth. Revolt”

Meditation, more than any other factor, has been the reason for what success I've had.

"How Meditation Makes Ray Dalio Feel 'Like A Ninja In A Fight'" by Julia La Roche, www.businessinsider.com. February 12, 2014.

Forgiveness is the reason for the crucifixion, and the crucifixion is the reason for the Incarnation.

Peter Kreeft (2001). “Catholic Christianity: A Complete Catechism of Catholic Beliefs Based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church”