--SIR W. DRUMMOND.
Wise men are instructed by reason; men of less understanding, by
experience; the most ignorant, by necessity; and beasts, by
nature.--CICERO.
When a man has not a good reason for doing a thing, he has one good
reason for letting it alone.--WALTER SCOTT.
One can never repeat too often, that reason, as it exists in man, is
only our intellectual eye, and that, like the eye, to see, it needs
light,--to see clearly and far, it needs the light of Heaven.
The language of reason, unaccompanied by kindness, will often fail of
making an impression; it has no effect on the understanding, because
it touches not the heart. The language of kindness, unassociated with
reason, will frequently be unable to persuade; because, though it may
gain upon the affections, it wants that which is necessary to convince
the judgment. But let reason and kindness be united in a discourse,
and seldom will even pride or prejudice find it easy to resist.
--GISBORNE.
Good reasons must, of force, give place to better.--SHAKESPEARE.
There is a just Latin axiom, that he who seeks a reason for everything
subverts reason.--EPES SARGENT.
REBUKE.--In all reprehensions, observe to express rather thy love than
thy anger; and strive rather to convince than exasperate: but if the
matter do require any special indignation, let it appear to be the
zeal of a displeased friend, rather than the passion of a provoked
enemy.--FULLER.
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