Quotes about Rationality

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One ought to hold on to one's heart; for if one lets it go, one soon loses control of the head too. — Friedrich Nietzsche
You cannot connect with anyone except through reality. — Stefan Molyneux
The world, viewed philosophically, remains a series of slave camps, where citizens – tax livestock – labor under the cha — Stefan Molyneux
Truth has nothing to do with the conclusion, and everything to do with the methodology. — Stefan Molyneux
Sanity is not about confrontation. It's about filtering. Having a stable and happy life is about saying "no" to crazy pe — Stefan Molyneux
We may not yet know the right way to go, but we should at least stop going in the wrong direction. — Stefan Molyneux, Against The Gods?
Those who make conversations impossible, make escalation inevitable. — Stefan Molyneux
Now that science has helped us to overcome the awe of the unknown in nature, we are the slaves of social pressures of ou — Max Horkheimer, Eclipse of Reason
Action is the activity of the rational soul, which abhors irrationality and must combat it or be corrupted by it. When i — Iain Pears, The Dream of Scipio
With a philosophy education, one can infuriate his peers, intimidate his date, think of obscure, unreliable ways to make — Criss Jami, Diotima, Battery, Electric Personality
One of chief pieces of advice I give to aspiring rationalists is "Don't try to be clever." And, "Listen to those quiet, — Eliezer Yudkowsky
Considering he was neither priest nor scholar, the young man gave sensible, thoughtful replies -- the more so, perhaps, — Iain Pears, The Dream of Scipio
And thus, the actions of life often not allowing any delay, it is a truth very certain that, when it is not in our power — René Descartes, Discourse on Method
The scientific spirit is of more value than its products, and irrationally held truths may be more harmful than reasoned — Thomas Henry Huxley, Collected Essays of Thomas Henry Huxley
If thou really believe in one God,irrationality is subset of thou logic. — Toba Beta, Master of Stupidity
When a man tells you he knows the exact truth about anything, you are safe in inferring he is an inexact man. — Bertrand Russell
Happiness is not to be achieved at the command of emotional whims. Happiness is not the satisfaction of whatever irratio — Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged
The joy from eating does not come from the exclusivity of the food, but instead from the sensitivity that we eat it with — Nino Gruettke, BOTH of You: Behavior. Opinion. Thinking. Happiness - The more rational we are, the more emotional we can be.
Life is fundamentally a mental state. We live in a dream world that we create. Whose life is truer, the rational man of — Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls
Faith is, at one and the same time, absolutely necessary and altogether impossible. — Stanisław Lem