Another great classic, A. S. Pushkin, wrote: "God forbid us to go crazy, it’s better to stick and scrip." That is, it does not matter what status a person is in. It is a peasant, a feudal lord, a tsar - it doesn’t matter, the main thing that a person has is a reason. And, probably, the point is to save it, to live in the mind, otherwise how can one imagine life without it? This was understood by people at all times, so they created proverbs about the mind.
Proverbs
"A lot of bad things in the world, but no worse than a bad mind."
This proverb carries great significance. And, in principle, it is very similar to what was said by Alexander Sergeyevich (many proverbs of peoples about reason were used by Russian writers in their works). After all, what is meant here is that no troubles can be compared to when a person cannot formulate his thoughts, explain something, and generally does not use the potential that nature gave him.
"If I had the mind that comes after."
This proverb is often used in a different form, but, as you know, the amount does not change from a change in the places of the terms, just as its meaning is not changed. One must always rely on the mind and only occasionally trust the heart. Proverbs about reason also teach that one should not make hasty decisions and speak without thinking. After all, in the next second you can understand: what was said was erroneous.
"There is a lot of mind, but there is nothing to put hands on."
The meaning of this proverb is that you should not think that you know everything, because it is impossible to know everything. And before asserting this, you need to test your knowledge in practice. But they may not be commensurate with expectations.
"Birds are given wings, and man is given intelligence."
Many proverbs about reason carry this very meaning. It consists in the fact that there is nothing more important than reason for man, otherwise why should he be born if he does not expand borders and develop his potential? After all, all the same birds fly …
