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Reason cannot establish values, and its belief that it can is the stupidiest and most pernicious illusion.
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Reason clears and plants the wilderness of the imagination to harvest the wheat of art.
― Austin O'Malley
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Reason commands us far more imperiously than a master; for in disobeying the one we are unfortunate, and in disobeying the other we are fools.
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Reason gains all men, by compelling none.
Mercy was always Heaven's distinguished mark:
And he, who bears it not, has no friend there.Source: Alzira (1736) Act I, Sc. 1 -
Reason guides but a small part of man, and the rest obeys feeling, true or false, and passion, good or bad.
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Reason has never failed men. Only force and repression have made the wrecks in the world.
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Reason is a faculty far larger than mere objective force. When either the political or the scientific discourse announces itself as the voice of reason, it is playing God, and should be spanked and stood in the corner.
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Reason is a supple nymph, and slippery as a fish by nature. She had as leave give her kiss to an absurdity any day, as to syllogistic truth. The absurdity may turn out truer.
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Reason is like an officer when the king appears. The officer then loses his power and hides himself. Reason is the shadow cast by God; Go is the sun.
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Reason now gazes above the realm of the dark but warm feelings as the Alpine peaks do above the clouds. They behold the sun more clearly and distinctly, but they are cold and unfruitful.
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Reason should direct and appetite obey.
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Reason, observation, and experience; the holy trinity of science.
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Recently I saw Kasparov and he looked to me as still young and potent champion.
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Reclaiming the word 'fat' was the most empowering step in my progress. I stopped using it for insult or degradation and instead replaced it with truth, because the truth is that I am fat, and that's ok. So now when someone calls me fat, I agree, whereas before I would get embarrassed and emotional.
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Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness.
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Records are just moments of achievement. They're like receipts for work done. Time goes on and people keep playing music.
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Red is a colour I've felt very strongly about. Maybe red is a very Indian colour, maybe it's one of those things that I grew up with and recognise at some other level.
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Reform is not pleasant, but grievous; no person can reform themselves without suffering and hard work, how much less a nation.
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