1 general:: Pay heed to sensible advice or argument, as in We can't let him rush into that job? it's time he listened to reason. [Mid-1700s]
American Heritage Idioms
2 general:: Phrase(s): listen to reason to yield to a reasonable argument; to take the reasonable course. • Please listen to reason, and don’t do something you’ll regret. • She got into trouble because she wouldn’t listen to reason.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs