“Thoughts convince thinkers; for this reason, thoughts convince seldom.”
Karlheinz Deschner (1924–2014) German writer and activist
Denken überzeugt Denkende; darum überzeugt Denken selten.
Nur Lebendiges schwimmt gegen den Strom, Aphorismen. 1985.
La razón no grita, la razón convence.
Attribution inscribed on the memorial statue in the Puerto Rican Capitol (see right).
Attributed
“Thoughts convince thinkers; for this reason, thoughts convince seldom.”
Karlheinz Deschner (1924–2014) German writer and activist
Denken überzeugt Denkende; darum überzeugt Denken selten.
Nur Lebendiges schwimmt gegen den Strom, Aphorismen. 1985.
Jack Handey (1949) American comedian
Deep Thoughts: Inspiration for the Uninspired (1992), Berkley Books, ISBN 0-425-13365-6
“Give people a convincing reason and they will lay down their very lives.”
Patrick Dixon book Building a Better Business
Building a Better Business (2005)
“Reason does not reason. It goes straight to the fact or the consequence.”
Joseph Joubert (1754–1824) French moralist and essayist
John Holloway book Change the World Without Taking Power
Change the World Without Taking Power (2002)
“The heart has its reasons, which reason does not know.”
James Thurber (1894–1961) American cartoonist, author, journalist, playwright
Cartoon caption, The New Yorker (27 July 1935)
Borrowing from Blaise Pascal, Pensées, 1670 (published posthumously): ""Le coeur a ses raisons que la raison ne connaît point""
Cartoon captions
Johann Gottlieb Fichte book The Vocation of Man
Jane Sinnett, trans 1846 p.94
The Vocation of Man (1800), Faith
“Reason alone does not suffice.”
C.G. Jung (1875–1961) Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist who founded analytical psychology
p 98
The Undiscovered Self (1958)
“Jealousy does not wait for reasons.”
Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948) pre-eminent leader of Indian nationalism during British-ruled India
Part I, Chapter 4, Playing the Husband
1920s, An Autobiography (1927)