Jose Bergamin Quotes

Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition.

The world of reason is to be regarded as a great and immortal being, who ceaselessly works out what is necessary, and so makes himself lord also over what is accidental.

Logic is the art of making truth prevail.

To be rational is so glorious a thing, that two-legged creatures generally content themselves with the title.

Bein logical gave me a reason to doubt

It's against reason," said Filby. "What reason?" said the Time Traveller.

Man is a reasoning rather than a reasonable animal.

He that cannot reason is a fool.

We can't avoid reasoning; we can only avoid doing it well.

RATIONAL, adj. Devoid of all delusions save those of observation, experience and reflection.

The very essence of rationalism is that it assumes that the reason is the highest faculty in man and the lord of all the rest.

The most formidable weapon against errors of every kind is reason.

I possess a strong sense of reason.

I think that we must find some way to get more common sense, more rationality, in our decisions and less emotion.

I think that there's a strain in journalism that believes that anyone who surrenders him- or herself to faith and to belief necessarily checks reason and rationality at the door.

Science stands for rational thought, faith for superstition and unreason.

Mostly, I try to take a rational approach to life.

Everything must justify its existence before the judgment seat of Reason, or give up existence.

Logic and fact keep interfering with the easy flow of conversation.

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

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

First, he must hold rational values, and to do this he must be a thinker.

The habit of analysis has a tendency to wear away the feelings.

Have no respect whatsoever for authority; forget who said it and instead look what he starts with, where he ends up, and ask yourself, "Is it reasonable?

Passion has helped us; but can do so no more. It will in future be our enemy. Reason, cold, calculating, unimpassioned reason, must furnish all the materials for our future support and defense.