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    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.

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Simplicity is an acquired taste. Mankind, left free, instinctively complicates life.

Simplicity is an acquired taste. Mankind, left free, instinctively complicates life.

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How instinct varies in the grov'lling swine,
Compar'd, half-reasoning elephant, with thine!
'Twixt that and reason what read more

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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There is no instinct like that of the heart.

There is no instinct like that of the heart.

by Lord Byron Found in: Instinct Quotes,
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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.

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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,
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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.

by Louisa May Alcott Found in: Instinct Quotes,
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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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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 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,
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