Instinct Quotes
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With the exception of the instinct of self-preservation, the propensity for emulation is probably the strongest and most alert and persistent of the economic motives proper
Thorstein Veblen
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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
Sophocles
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Instinct is untaught ability
Alexander Bain
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There is no instinct like that of the heart.
Lord Byron
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The wise are instructed by reason; ordinary minds by experience; the stupid, by necessity; and brutes by instinct.
Cicero
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Trust the instinct to the end, though you can render no reason
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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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 of the animal to find his road, so must we do with the divine animal who carries us through this world
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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She had a womanly instinct that clothes possess an influence more powerful over many than the worth of character or the magic of manners.
Louisa May Alcott
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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 g...
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
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Telling us to obey instinct is like telling us to obey "people." People say different things: so do instincts. Our instincts are at war.... Each instinct, if you listen to it, will claim to be gratified at the expense of the rest....
C.S. Lewis
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When a gifted team dedicates itself to unselfish trust and combines instinct with boldness and effort, it is ready to climb.
Ann Armstrong
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Good instincts usually tell you what to do long before your head has figured it out.
Michael Burke
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If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordan...
Bertrand Russell
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I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled [poets] to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without knowing in the least what they mean.
Socrates
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It is only by following your deepest instinct that you can lead a rich life, and if you let your fear of consequence prevent you from following your deepest instinct, then your life will be safe, expedient and thin.
Adam Fitterer
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Truly successful decision making relies on a balance between deliberate and instinctive thinking.
Malcolm Gladwell
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There can be as much value in the blink of an eye as in months of rational analysis.
Malcolm Gladwell
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Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts.
Rita Mae Brown
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