Thought constitutes the greatness of man.
Source: Pensees, fragment 346 (1670)
Topic
62 quotes about reason.
Thought constitutes the greatness of man.
Reason, observation, and experience; the holy trinity of science.
He is a true fugitive, that flies from reason, by which men are sociable.
When we have the decrees of Nature, authority goes for nothing; reason is absolute.
For to be possessed of a vigorous mind is not enough; the prime requisite is rightly to apply it.
It does not suffice that the understanding be good - it must be well applied.
The greatest minds, as they are capable of the highest excellences, are open likewise to the greatest aberrations.