REASON,
LIMITATIONS OF

Human reason cannot begin to answer the great questions as to what God is in himself, and what he is in relation to us.

John Calvin

Reason is the greatest enemy faith has: it never comes to the aid of spiritual things, but – more frequently than not – struggles against the divine Word, treating with contempt all that emanates from God.

Martin Luther

If the greatest philosopher in the world find himself on a plank wider than actually necessary, but hanging over a precipice, his imagination will prevail, though his reason convince him of his safety.

Blaise Pascal

Reason acts slowly and with so many views, on so many principles, which it must always keep before it, that it constantly slumbers and goes astray from not having its principles to hand. The heart does not act thus; it acts in a moment, and is always ready to act. We must then place faith in the heart or it will always be vacillating.

Blaise Pascal

We know truth not only by reason but also by the heart, and it is from this last that we know first principles.

Blaise Pascal

The ultimate purpose of reason is to bring us to the place where we can see that there is a limit to reason.

Blaise Pascal