Quotes About Instinct

Fear is the most basic emotion we have. Fear is primal. Fear sells.

War is often described as a law of nature-this is not true: Among the lower animals, war is unknown.

Wars are the strongest evidence for the claim that man is still a wild animal.

Man is the only animal that is cruel. It kills just for the sake of it.

Follow the plan until it goes to shit, and then kill everything that isn't human.

Birds build nests because they cannot fly forever.

He was gifted with the sly, sharp instinct for self-preservation that passes for wisdom among the rich.

Anyone who has looked deeply into the world may guess how much wisdom lies in the superficiality of men. The instinct that preserves them teaches them to be flighty light, and false.

Humans have externalized their wisdom-stored it in museums, libraries, the expertise of the learned. Dog wisdom is inside the blood and bones.

The mouse is wise, but the cat is wiser.

Our inner guidance comes to us through our feelings and body wisdom first -- not through intellectual understanding.

Put your hand on your heart and ask yourself, what do I want? The first thing that comes to mind is always the right one.

The instinct of brutes and insects can be the effect of nothing else than the wisdom and skill of a powerful ever-living agent.

Scratch the surface in a typical boardroom and we're all just cavemen with briefcases, hungry for a wise person to tell us stories.

Everything you do is triggered by an emotion of either desire or fear.

Let men be wise by instinct if they can, but when this fails be wise by good advice.

Once a wolf, always a wolf.

Human action can be modified to some extent, but human nature can not be changed

Creativity reduces instinctual tension, it fuses pleasure with reality, and satisfies the libido.

The primary wisdom is intuition.

Intelligence is just one dimension of ability. Don't limit yourself to it. Open up to instinct, intuition, creativity and thus possibility

The Nez Perce say: "Every animal knows more than you do.

When you don't become fixated on winning the prize or appearing successful, and instead pursue your passions, then you will discover the fulfillment that comes from living by instinct.

When you're living by instinct, then you will naturally enhance everything and everyone around you. In other words, success will come naturally! When both your intellect and instincts are aligned, then producing the fruits of your labors brings satisfaction beyond measure.