Friends are generally of the same sex, for when men and women agree,it is only in the conclusions; their reasons are always different.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Men and women often agree on final conclusions but arrive there through different reasoning paths.
- In plain terms
- Men and women usually agree on results but not reasons.
- What can you take from it?
- Reasoning differs even when conclusions match.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Do men and women think differently?
- How do you reach agreement?
Another view
Generalizations about gender reasoning may lack universal accuracy.
More from George Santayana
Chaos is perhaps at the bottom of everything.
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