Quotes about Reason

Christianity, for some, is neither faith nor reason—just reactive tribalism hiding behind the skirts of Mother Church.

Solomon noted that envy is the reason why most people overwork!

All power of fancy over reason is a degree of madness.

Only an unwillingness to be open and honest can keep us from the conclusion that both reason and experience tell us that what the Bible says about us is true. We are without excuse if we remain in denial.

Prophets of Nature, we to them will speakA lasting inspiration, sanctifiedBy reason, blest by faith: what we have loved,Others will love, and we will teach them how;Instruct them how the mind of man becomesA thousand times more beautiful than the earthOn which he dwells.

If this belief from heaven be sent, If such be Nature's holy plan, Have I not reason to lament What man has made of man?

Imagination, which in truth Is but another name for absolute power And clearest insight, amplitude of mind, And reason, in her most exalted mood.

Power consists in one's capacity to link his will with the purpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.

The worship of reason is arrogance and betrays a lack of intelligence. The rejection of reason is cowardice and betrays a lack of faith.

One of his [Rebbe Mikhal of Zlotchev] prayers: I have but one request; may I never use my reason against truth.

Question 1: What is the chief end of man? This most basic question confronts each of us. Why am I here? What is the reason for my existence? What is the purpose of my life? The catechism on the basis of 1 Corinthians 10:31 and Psalm 73:25 provides the familiar answer. "Man's chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever.

Reason is the power or capacity whereby we see or detect logical relationships among propositions.