“ Reality has to be voiced by reason before it can make itself felt. ”
Virginia Woolf, Night and Day (1919). copy citation
| Author | Virginia Woolf |
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| Source | Night and Day |
| Topic | reality reason |
| Date | 1919 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1245/1245-h/1245-h.htm |
Context
“He was well pleased with the world, however, and he remarked, in a flattering manner, that he would like to see that phrase in large letters at the head of a leaflet.
“But, Mrs. Seal, we have to aim at a judicious combination of the two,” he added in his magisterial way to check the unbalanced enthusiasm of the women. “Reality has to be voiced by reason before it can make itself felt. The weak point of all these movements, Miss Datchet,” he continued, taking his place at the table and turning to Mary as usual when about to deliver his more profound cogitations, “is that they are not based upon sufficiently intellectual grounds.”
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