Inspirational Quotes on Reasoning

“Grammar is the logic of speech, even as logic is the grammar of reason.”

“Language is the amber in which a thousand precious and subtle thoughts have been safely embedded and preserved. It has arrested ten thousand lightning flashes of genius, which, unless thus fixed and arrested, might have been as bright, but would have also been as quickly passing and perishing, as the lightning.”

“I would far rather feel remorse than know how to define it.”

“A man has free choice to the extent that he is rational.”

“All the efforts of the human mind cannot exhaust the essence of a single fly.”

“It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to time, of playful deeds and jokes.”

“Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason.”

“Reason in man is rather like God in the world.”

“Ambition is a gilded misery, a secret poison, a hidden plague, the engineer of deceit, the mother of hypocrisy, the parent of envy, the original of vices, the moth of holiness, the blinder of hearts, turning medicines into maladies, and remedies into diseases.”

“Intellect is the soul of man, the only immortal part of him.”

“Never contend with one that is foolish, proud, positive, testy, or with a superior, or a clown, in matter of argument.”

“Gravity is the ballast of the soul, which keeps the mind steady.”

“Ethics make one's soul mannerly and wise, but logic is the armory of reason, furnished with all offensive and defensive weapons.”

“Memory depends very much on the perspicuity, regularity, and order of our thoughts. Many complain of the want of memory, when the defect is in their judgment; and others, by grasping at all, retain nothing.”

“If thou desirest ease, in the first place take care of the ease of thy mind; for that will make all other sufferings easy. But nothing can support a man whose mind is wounded.”

“Harmless mirth is the best cordial against the consumption of the spirit; wherefore jesting is not unlawful, if it trespasseth not in quantity, quality, or season.”

“Better break your word than do worse in keeping it.”

“Poor men's reasons are not heard.”

“One thing about change hasn't changed: it still fascinates some people, frightens others, and provides a good living for a prophetic minority.”

“Carnal believers are moved easily. On one occasion they may be extremely excited an happy, on another occasion, very despondent and sad. In the happy moment they judge the world too small to contain them, and so they soar on wings to the heavens; but in the moment of sadness they conclude that the world has had enough of them and will be glad to be rid of them... their lives are susceptible to constant changes for they are governed by their emotions.”