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The active part of man consists of powerful instincts, some of whi

The active part of man consists of powerful instincts, some of which are gentle and continuous; others violent and short; some baser, some nobler, and all necessary. – Francis W. Newman

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It is the rooted instinct in men to admire what is better and more beautiful than themselves. – James Russell Lowell

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Few of us have vitality enough to make any of our instincts imperious. – George Bernard Shaw

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What is peculiar in the life of a man consists not in his obedience, but his opposition, to his instincts. In one direction or another he strives to live a supernatural life. – Henry David Thoreau

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If men as individuals surrender to the call of their elementary instincts, avoiding pain and seeking satisfaction only for their own selves, the result for them all taken together must be a state of insecurity, of fear, and of promiscuous misery. – Albert Einstein

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