to get the better of (someone) / to overcome (something)

due to, because of

at the rate of

a fortiori, all the more so, especially, particularly

voice of reason

(literary) more than is reasonable, too much, excessively

comparisons don't prove anything / one shouldn't compare things that aren't comparable; it's not the same

to resign oneself, to accept an unfavorable situation, to come to terms with something

might makes right, might is right

(obsolete) plural of raisonnement