Quotes about "reason"

• Noun: a rational motive for a belief or action; examples: "the reason that war was declared", "the grounds for their declaration"

• Noun: an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon; example: "the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly"

• Noun: the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; example: "we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil"

• Noun: the state of having good sense and sound judgment; examples: "his rationality may have been impaired", "he had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions"

• Noun: a justification for something existing or happening; examples: "he had no cause to complain", "they had good reason to rejoice"

• Noun: a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion; example: "there is reason to believe he is lying"

• Verb: decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; example: "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house"

• Verb: present reasons and arguments

• Verb: think logically; example: "The children must learn to reason"