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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.]
A vocabulary of truth and simplicity will be of service throughout your life
A vocabulary of truth and simplicity will be of service throughout your life
Instinct is untaught ability
Instinct is untaught ability
The simplest things are often the truest.
The simplest things are often the truest.
Man is primarily governed by passion and instinct.
Man is primarily governed by passion and instinct.
A good man, through obscurest aspirations
Has still an instinct of the one true way.
[Ger., Ein read more
A good man, through obscurest aspirations
Has still an instinct of the one true way.
[Ger., Ein guter Mensch, in seinem dunkeln Drange,
Ist sich des rechten Weges sohl bewusst.]
From naive simplicity we arrive at more profound simplicity.
From naive simplicity we arrive at more profound simplicity.
A few strong instincts and a few plain rules.
A few strong instincts and a few plain rules.
Seek simplicity, and distrust it.
Seek simplicity, and distrust it.
