| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Reason |
| | | A man without reason is a beast in season. | 1 |
| Do not an ill thing in company nor alone, but above all respect yourself; govern yourself by reason. Pythagoras. | 2 |
| He that does not reason is a slave. | 3 |
| He that will not reason is a bigot. | 4 |
I have no other but a woman’s reason,
I think him so because I think him so. Shakespeare. | 5 |
| If you will not hear reason, she will surely rap your knuckles. | 6 |
| Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason. | 7 |
| Reason binds the man. | 8 |
| Reason does not come before years. German. | 9 |
| Reason governs the wise man and cudgels the fool. | 10 |
| Reason lies between the bridle and the spur. Italian. | 11 |
Reason not with the great,
’Tis a perilous gate. French. | 12 |
| Reason serves when pressed, but honest instinct comes a volunteer. Pope. | 13 |
| Strong reasons make strong actions. Shakespeare. | 14 |
| Swift instinct leaps, slow reason feebly climbs. Young. | 15 |
| The reason of the strongest is always the best. La Fontaine. | 16 |
| There are subjects upon which we cannot reason, we can only feel. Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine. | 17 |
| ’Tis in vain to speak reason where it will not be heard. | 18 |
| To tell a lie and give a reason for it. | 19 |
Two principles in human nature reign,
Self-love to urge and reason to restrain. | 20 |
| We reason from our heads but act from our hearts. Fielding. | 21 | | |
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