124 Quotes About Instincts

I can honestly say that I have never gone into any business purely to make money. If that is the sole motive then I believe you are better off not doing it. A business has to be involving, it has to be fun, and it has to exercise your creative instincts.

A mosquito is a more rational creature than a human being because it follows its instincts. Whereas a human being gets bogged down in an endless tangle of contradictory doubts and desires.

God is my strength and my defense. When I am weak, he makes me strong. When I am broken, he makes me whole.

Strength doesn’t come from your memories. It comes from your heart. And the heart never forgets.

[On Schopenhauer in Black and White] Schopenhauer's views of love are flawed. Love can't be merely an illusion of the mind to aid in procreation, but the path to redemption for an otherwise violently selfish species. Past human greatness has proven that when challenged, love can overpower impulsive instinct, and in essence, the vilest aspects of our nature.

Intoxication reveals the true nature of the psyche, but not the soul.

The way most people use and are used by their minds gives substance to the belief that we are barely evolved apes.

Have the courage to follow your heart.

Don’t believe negative voices. Listen to the divine-instinct of awaken soul.