A few strong instincts and a few plain rules suffice us. - Ralph W

A few strong instincts and a few plain rules suffice us. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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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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