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Karl KrausA man's jealousy is a social institution, a woman's prostitution an instinct.

—  Karl Kraus, 1874-1936, Austrian writer

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Helen RowlandEvery man wants a woman to appeal to his better side and his nobler instincts - and another woman to help him forget them.

—  Helen Rowland, 1875-1950, American journalist & humorist

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D. H. LawrenceBe a good animal, true to your instincts.

—  D. H. Lawrence, 1885-1930, British writer

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Friedrich NietzscheMorality is herd instinct in the individual.

—  Friedrich Nietzsche, 1844-1900, German philosopher

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Charles DarwinThe very essence of instinct is that it’s followed independently of reason.

—  Charles Darwin, 1809-1882, British scientist

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Pablo PicassoArt is not the application of a canon of beauty but what the instinct and the brain can conceive beyond any canon. When we love a woman we don't start measuring her limbs.

—  Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, Spanish painter

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Nicolas Gomez DavilaMan emerges from the beast when he orders his instincts hierarchically.

—  Nicolas Gomez Davila, 1913-1994, Colombian writer

Oliver W. Holmes Sr.A goose flies by a chart which the Royal Geographical Society could not mend.

—  Oliver W. Holmes Sr., 1809-1894, American writer

Jean RostandScience had better not free the minds of men too much, before it has tamed their instincts.

—  Jean Rostand, 1894-1977, French scientist & philosopher

Remy de GourmontInnocence has its instincts, its needs, its physiological dues.

—  Remy de Gourmont, 1858-1915, French poet

Rudyard KiplingIt takes a great deal of Christianity to wipe out uncivilized Eastern instincts, such as falling in love at first sight.

—  Rudyard Kipling, 1865-1936, English writer, Nobel 1907

Anatole FranceIn art as in love, instinct is enough.

—  Anatole France, 1844-1924, French writer, Nobel 1921

Noel CowardTrust your instincts. If you have no instincts, trust your impulses.

—  Noel Coward, 1899-1973, British playwright

Sri AurobindoAnd, in order to possess the Truth, the plays of the lower nature must be stopped.

—  Sri Aurobindo, 1872-1950, Indian nationalist, yogi & philosopher

Hermann HesseWithin us there is someone who knows everything, wills everything, does everything better than we ourselves.

—  Hermann Hesse, 1877-1962, German writer, Nobel 1946

Jerry SeinfeldIf every instinct you have is wrong, then the opposite would have to be right.

—  Jerry Seinfeld, 1954-, American comedian

Ernest RenanReligion is not a popular error; it is a great instinctive truth, sensed by the people, expressed by the people.

—  Ernest Renan, 1823-1892, French philosopher & historian

Agatha ChristieInstinct is a marvelous thing. It can neither be explained nor ignored.

—  Agatha Christie, 1890-1976, British writer

Ancient Greek

AristotleHabit is second nature.

Έξις δευτέρα φύσις.

—  Aristotle, 384-322 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher

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