"Metaphysics is the finding of bad reasons for what we believe upon instinct; but to find these reasons is no less an instinct."

Instinct, Metaphysics

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"Metaphysics is the finding of bad reasons for what we believe upon instinct; but to find these reasons is no less an instinct."

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"A wolf's thoughts are seldom far from its appetite."

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Henry Winkler, American Actor

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"It is good to know what a man is, and also what the world takes him for. But you do not understand him until you have learnt how he understands himself."

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"And of course she understood now why her body wanted to run whenever he appeared. It was a correct instinct, for there was nothing to be got from this but sadness."

"Instinct is the nose of the mind."

"Your mind knows only some things. Your inner voice, your instinct, knows everything. If you listen to what you know instinctively, it will always lead you down the right path."

"There must be instinct on d inside to have an increase on d outside."

"It's a perfectly human instinct to want to be near water."

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