Elizabeth GaskellI'll not listen to reason... reason always means what someone else has got to say.
About This Quote
William Shakespeare said: “I'll not listen to reason... reason always means what someone else has got to say.” In this quote, he captures the essence of reason in all of its form. Reason should be something that is freely given out as it makes the world a better place. When people use reason for good rather than evil, the world can rest easy.
However, is so rarely the case. Instead, our world is loaded with religion where people only use reasons for good. They are bound by superstition and that superstition often comes by doing good to people.
The idea is that someone else must do something if someone has to do something for you or your family. Take charity, for instance. As one person gives to another person, another person takes from him.
And, with the unfortunate rise of volunteerism, fans of giving are all too happy to give away their possessions to the needy fan of taking things from them. The idea of us versus them has become the way of the world today.
Source: Cranford
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