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Viii: Quotations from Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations

I have no other but a woman's reason; I think him so because I think him so.— Shakespeare — Two Gentlemen of Verona. Act I. Sc. 2. L. 23.

Strong reasons make strong actions.— Shakespeare — King John. Act III. Sc. 4. L. 182.

Sure, he that made us with such large discourse, Looking before and after, gave us not That capability and god-like reason To fust in us unus'd. L.— Shakespeare — Hamlet. Act IV. Sc. 4. L. 36.

While Reason drew the plan, the Heart in- L. 507. form'd The moral page and Fancy lent it grace. S.— THOMSON — Liberty. Pt. IV. L. 262.

And what is reason? Be she thus defined : L. 40. Reason is upright stature in the soul.— YOUNG — Night Thoughts. Night VII. L. 1,526.

Reason progressive, Instinct is complete; Swift Instinct leaps; slow reason feebly climbs. Brutes soon their zenith reach. *** In ages they no more Could know, do, covet or enjoy. Were man to live coeval with the sun, The patriarch pupil would be learning still.— YOUNG — Night Thoughts. Night VII. L. 81.