Stendhal Quotes

Logic is neither a science nor an art, but a dodge.

Whoever does not philosophize for the sake of philosophy, but rather uses philosophy as a means, is a sophist.

Logic can become enormously difficult, and it would undoubtedly be well to produce more assurance in its use.

Logic works, metaphysics contemplates.

Logic teaches rules for presentation, not thinking.

Logic! Good gracious! What rubbish!

All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding, and ends with reason. There is nothing higher than reason.

Logic is the last scientific ingredient of Philosophy; its extraction leaves behind only a confusion of non-scientific, pseudo problems.

You should carefully study the Art of Reasoning, as it is what most people are very deficient in, and I know few things more disagreeable than to argue, or even converse with a man who has no idea of inductive and deductive philosophy.

Logic is the art of making truth prevail.

An absolute can only be given in an intuition, while all the rest has to do with analysis.

Logic: The art of thinking and reasoning in strict accordance with the limitations and incapacities of the human misunderstanding.

The man of science is a poor philosopher.

Contrariwise, if it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn't, it ain't. That's logic.

I possess a strong sense of reason.

The knowledge of the theory of logic has no tendency whatever to make men good reasoners.

Logic has made me hated in the world.

It is true the orator may make a myriad replica of his own passion out of those who listen to him. But that does not prove he is right or they are not fools.

Bad reasoning as well as good reasoning is possible; and this fact is the foundation of the practical side of logic.

A philosopher once said, 'Half of good philosophy is good grammar.'

Logic obviously is important. You need to be able to figure things out, to go to the end of a particular problem. But intuition is very important because it references things that logic alone cannot.

Logic is the technique by which we add conviction to truth.

Where the senses fail us, reason must step in.

Those who invalidate reason ought seriously to consider whether they argue against reason with or without reason.

Logic is the beginning of wisdom, not the end.