A few strong instincts and a few plain rules suffice us. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
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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
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
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
Life was a damned muddle — a football game with everyone offside and the referee gotten rid of — everyone claiming the referee would have been on his side. – F. Scott Fitzgerald
It does not just happen. It is disclosed by science that practically one-half of trained intellectual resources are being mobilized for murderous purposes. – Alva Myrdal
I have great friends around me that are positive and I think thats the key to life is making your own path. Set your own rules because there is no set rule, there is no set look, there is no set anything. You make your own rules in your life. You make your own decisions. – Amber Riley
