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    How instinct varies in the grov'lling swine,
    Compar'd, half-reasoning elephant, with thine!
    'Twixt that and reason what a nice barrier!
    Forever sep'rate, yet forever near!

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Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work.

Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work.

by Rita Mae Brown Found in: Instinct Quotes,
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Then on the grounde
Togyder rounde
With manye a sadde stroke,
They roll and read more

Then on the grounde
Togyder rounde
With manye a sadde stroke,
They roll and rumble,
They turne and tumble,
As pigges do in a poke.

by Sir Thomas More Found in: Swine Quotes,
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As the traveler who has lost his way, throws his reins on his horse's neck, and trusts to the instinct read more

As the traveler who has lost his way, throws his reins on his horse's neck, and trusts to the instinct of the animal to find his road, so must we do with the divine animal who carries us through this world

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Instinct Quotes,
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Instinct is untaught ability

Instinct is untaught ability

by Alexander Bain Found in: Instinct Quotes,
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When a gifted team dedicates itself to unselfish trust and combines instinct with boldness and effort, it is ready to read more

When a gifted team dedicates itself to unselfish trust and combines instinct with boldness and effort, it is ready to climb.

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The instinct of nearly all societies is to lock up anybody who is truly free. First, society begins by trying read more

The instinct of nearly all societies is to lock up anybody who is truly free. First, society begins by trying to beat you up. If this fails, they try to poison you. If this fails too, they finish by loading honors on your head.

by Jean Cocteau Found in: Instinct Quotes,
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'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.]

by Jean De La Fontaine Found in: Instinct Quotes,
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Man is primarily governed by passion and instinct.

Man is primarily governed by passion and instinct.

by Muhammad Iqbal Found in: Instinct Quotes,
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Instinct and reason how can we divide?
'Tis the fool's ignorance, and the pedant's pride.

Instinct and reason how can we divide?
'Tis the fool's ignorance, and the pedant's pride.

by Matthew Prior Found in: Instinct Quotes,
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