I cannot tell by what logic we call a toad, a bear, or an elephant

I cannot tell by what logic we call a toad, a bear, or an elephant ugly; they being created in those outward shapes and figures which best express the actions of their inward forms. – Sir Thomas Browne

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The fact that logic cannot satisfy us awakens an almost insatiable hunger for the irrational. – A. N. Wilson

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If you follow reason far enough it always leads to conclusions that are contrary to reason. – Samuel Butler

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