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Quote by Joseph Addison
There is not, in my opinion, anything more mysterious in nature th

There is not, in my opinion, anything more mysterious in nature than this instinct in animals, which thus rise above reason, and yet fall infinitely short of it. – Joseph Addison

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It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet we become towards the defects of others. – Joseph Addison

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Instinct. When the house burns one forgets even lunch. Yes, but one eats it later in the ashes. – Friedrich Nietzsche

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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

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