Maxioms Pet

X
Share to:

You May Also Like   /   View all maxioms

  ( comments )
  18  /  39  

Good instincts usually tell you what to do long before your head has figured it out.

Good instincts usually tell you what to do long before your head has figured it out.

by Michael Burke Found in: Instinct Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  25  /  37  

Trust the instinct to the end, though you can render no reason

Trust the instinct to the end, though you can render no reason

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Instinct Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  41  /  41  

Instinct is action taken in pursuance of a purpose, but without conscious perception of what the purpose is.

Instinct is action taken in pursuance of a purpose, but without conscious perception of what the purpose is.

  ( comments )
  13  /  18  

Instinct is a great matter. I was now a coward on instinct.

Instinct is a great matter. I was now a coward on instinct.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Instinct Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  32  /  42  

The active part of man consists of powerful instincts, some of which are gentle and continuous; others violent and short; read more

The active part of man consists of powerful instincts, some of which are gentle and continuous; others violent and short; some baser, some nobler, and all necessary.

by Francis W. Newman Found in: Instinct Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  14  /  19  

Instinct is untaught ability.

Instinct is untaught ability.

  ( comments )
  49  /  41  

I believe in instinct, not in reason. When reason is right, nine times out of ten it is impotent, and read more

I believe in instinct, not in reason. When reason is right, nine times out of ten it is impotent, and when it prevails, nine times out of ten it is wrong.

by A. C. Benson Found in: Instinct Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  27  /  36  

Reasoning at every step he treads, Man yet mistakes his way, Whilst meaner things, whom instinct leads, Are rarely known read more

Reasoning at every step he treads, Man yet mistakes his way, Whilst meaner things, whom instinct leads, Are rarely known to stray.

by William Cowper Found in: Instinct Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  19  /  27  

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

by Sophocles Found in: Instinct Quotes,
Share to:
Maxioms Web Pet