instinct

The boulder is the truth that the great men know by instinct, and the mountain is the stupidity of mankind.

Many a survivor of a plane crash who is or was against cannibalism and had never eaten human flesh once found themselves in a situation where they had to either eat human flesh, or go the way of all flesh.

WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES when we go against our instincts? What are the consequences of not speaking out? What are the consequences of guilt, shame, and doubt?

As they prepared themselves to go ashore no one doubted in theory that at least a certain percentage of them would remain on the island dead, once they set foot on it. But no one expected to be one of these. Still it was an awesome thought and as the first contingents came struggling up on deck in full gear to form up, all eyes instinctively sought out immediately this island where they were to be put, and left, and which might possibly turn out to be a friend's grave.

Instinct of love toward an object demands a mastery to obtain it, and if a person feels they can't control the object or feel threatened by it, they act negatively toward it.

Whats the difference between a king and his horse?I dont mean some kiddy shit like one has 4 legs and the other has 2, or ones a person and ones an animal. If their form, ability, and power is exactly the same, then why is it one becomes the king and controls the battle and the other one becomes the horse and carries the king? There's only one answer...INSTINCT!!!

When Mother had told me that animals found quiet, unexposed places to die, I had always imagined they knew they were dying, and accepted it, almost gracefully. Now I saw that this wasn't so at all: they crept into corners in the hope of surviving, they only knew they were weakened and exposed, easy prey, and their instinct was to find a hidden place and try to outlive whatever it was they were suffering. It had been a mistake to imagine they wanted to be alone, to die in peace. Animals have no knowledge of death; for them, death is the unexpected end of life, something they resist by instinct, for no good reason. In that sense, their existence has an almost mechanical quality.

When instinct speaks, listen to it. It might be the next push you need to reach greater heights.

This was the first time I had not just rushed in and followed my instincts, and it wasn't working out. I was beginning to actively regret it.

The first reaction is surely the most natural one, but not always the most correct one; thereupon, the invention of apologies.

There are no laws set in stones, follow your basic instincts, they contain the laws that guide you existence.

When teaching children with autism we must be quick to adapt, follow our instinct and go off plan.

You cannot sensibly expect a starving 'God-fearing' man to honor the 8th commandment.

Survival requires guts and instinct.

I don't know if cats understand what their owners say, but they do have a strong survival instinct.

I don't think there are any true heroes. Just people who ignore their survival instincts long enough to do something incredibly foolhardy.

In solitude, you listen to the sacred voice.

Art works to satisfy the instinct and the science works to satisfy the reason.