We disparage reason. But all the time it's what we're most concerned with. There's will as motor and there's will as brakes. Reason is, I suppose, the steering gear.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- We criticize reason, yet it is the tool we rely on; will can drive us forward or hold us back, and reason acts like a steering gear.
- In plain terms
- Reason is the steering gear, while will can be both engine and brake.
- What can you take from it?
- Balance will with reason to guide actions effectively.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When have you let will override reason?
- What role does intuition play?
Another view
Overemphasis on reason can suppress intuition.
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