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Reason: Quotations from Shakespearian Quotations

What is a man, If his chief good, and market of his time, Be but to sleep and feed? a beast, no more. Sure, He, that made us with such large discourse, Looking before, and after, gave us not That capability and god-like reason, Γo rust in us unus'd.— H. iv. 4.

If the balance of our lives had not one scale of reason to poise another of sensuality, the blood and baseness of our natures would conduct us to most preposterous conclusions.— 0. i. 3.

Strong reasons make strong actions.— K. J. iii. 4.

Good reasons must, of force, give place to better. J.C. iv. 3. The reasons you allege, do more conduce To the hot passion of distemper'd blood, Than to make up a free determination 'Twixt right and wrong.— T. C. ii. 2.

Nay, if we talk of reason, Let's shut our gates, and sleep: Manhood and honour Should have hare hearts, would they but fat their thoughts With this cramm'd reason: reason and respect Make livers pale, and lustihood deject.— T. C. ii. 2

Larded with many several sorts of reasons.— H. V. 4

You fur your gloves with reason: here are your reasons: You know an enemy intends you harm : You know a sword employ'd is perilous;— T. C. ii. 2.

And reason flies the object of all harm. No marvel, though you bite so sharp at reasons, You are so empty of them.— T. C. ii. 2.

Give you a reason on compulsion! if reasons were as plenty as blackberries, I would give no man a reason on compulsion.— H. IV. PT. 1. ii. 4.

I have no exquisite reason for't, but I have reason good enough.— T. N. ii. 3