Not only the entire ability to think rests on language... but language is also the crux of the misunderstanding of reason with itself. Johann Georg Hamann
Who mix'd reason with pleasure, and wisdom with mirth If he had any faults, he has left us in doubt. Oliver Goldsmith
To reason with poorly chosen words is like using a pair of scales with inaccurate weights. André Maurois
The division between faith and reason is a half-measure, till it is frankly admitted that faith has to do with fiction, and reason with fact. Leslie Stephen
Never get angry. Never make a threat. Reason with people. Mario Puzo
You cannot reason with a hungry belly; it has no ears. Greek Proverb