I present them (with my critique) because they represent to me attempts at reason as it was before the definition of reason was widely accepted.

I left out any direct quotes out because I thought it may confuse the topic of conversation and that the five minute rule would be violated if I tried to discuss them.

Aesop's Fables:

http://www.aesopfables.com/aesopsel.html

I Ching:

http://en.calameo.com/read/000039257e56b7faf538d

Judeo-Christi-Islamic:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabbalah

Maybe not the best resources, but they could be an introduction.

I will add one more, only because I find it fun:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramids_(novel)

For some reason the above link does not deliver correctly, but you should be able to follow....

Yes the wiki is a challenge, I was thinking of a new graphical interface...