Instinct Quotes ( 10 - 20 of 31 )
The very essence of instinct is that it's followed independently of reason.
The very essence of instinct is that it's followed independently of reason.
But honest instinct comes a volunteer; Sure never to o'er-shoot, but just to hit, While still too wide or short read more
But honest instinct comes a volunteer; Sure never to o'er-shoot, but just to hit, While still too wide or short in human wit.
Trust the instinct to the end, though you can render no reason
Trust the instinct to the end, though you can render no reason
How do geese know when to fly to the sun? Who tells them the seasons? How do we, humans know read more
How do geese know when to fly to the sun? Who tells them the seasons? How do we, humans know when it is time to move on? As with the migrant birds, so surely with us, there is a voice within if only we would listen to it, that tells us certainly when to go forth into the unknown.
She had a womanly instinct that clothes possess an influence more powerful over many than the worth of character or read more
She had a womanly instinct that clothes possess an influence more powerful over many than the worth of character or the magic of manners.
The ideal condition would be, I admit, that men should be right by instinct; but since we are all likely read more
The ideal condition would be, I admit, that men should be right by instinct; but since we are all likely to go astray, The reasonable thing is to learn from those who can teach
Instinct is untaught ability.
Instinct is untaught ability.
'Tis thus we heed no instincts but our own,
Believe no evil, till the evil's done.
[Fr., read more
'Tis thus we heed no instincts but our own,
Believe no evil, till the evil's done.
[Fr., Nous n'ecoutons d'instincts que ceux qui sont les notres.
Et ne croyons le mal que quand il est venu.]
A fierce unrest seethes at the core
Of all existing things:
It was the eager wish to read more
A fierce unrest seethes at the core
Of all existing things:
It was the eager wish to soar
That gave the gods their wings.
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There throbs through all the worlds that are
This heart-beat not and strong,
And shaken systems, star by star,
Awake and glow in song.
Great thoughts, great feelings, came to them,
Like instincts, unawares.
Great thoughts, great feelings, came to them,
Like instincts, unawares.
