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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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A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it. – Rabindranath Tagore

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The much vaunted male logic isnt logical, because they display prejudices — against half the human race — that are considered prejudices according to any dictionary definition. – Eva Figes

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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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Logic is one thing and commonsense another. – Elbert Hubbard, The Note Book, 1927

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