In order to forgive reason for the evil it has wrought on the majority of men, we must imagine for ourselves what man would be without his reason. 'Tis a necessary evil.


The Cynic's Breviary: Maxims and Anecdotes from Nicolas de Chamfort (ed. 1902)

Nicolas Chamfort Quotes

In order to forgive reason for the evil it has wrought on the majority of men, we must imagine for ourselves what man would be without his reason....

In order to forgive reason for the evil it has wrought on the majority of men, we must imagine for ourselves what man would be without his reason....

In order to forgive reason for the evil it has wrought on the majority of men, we must imagine for ourselves what man would be without his reason....

In order to forgive reason for the evil it has wrought on the majority of men, we must imagine for ourselves what man would be without his reason....