Quote#Science & Reason
[T]hough reason is not to be relied upon, as a guide universally…
Quote byRobert South · 1634–1716
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions (1727), "The Nature and Measures of Conscience" (Sermon preached at Christ Church, Oxon, November 1, 1691). Vol. 1, p. 374..
English (original)
[T]hough reason is not to be relied upon, as a guide universally sufficient to direct us what to do; yet it is generally to be relied upon and obeyed, where it tells us what we are not to do.
— Robert South
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