Quotations are the fundamental distillation of a writer’s life and thinking as recorded in words and phrases for posterity. Through them the reader is afforded the unique opportunity to share in the thoughts, the life and the experiences of the writer. In a special way, they offer the reader a window into the mind of the author and hopefully an inducement to read further and learn more about the author and the story he relates.

On a wider scale, they are, as William Feather wrote, “the wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages preserved into perpetuity“, and as such they are available for the enrichment and enhancement of humanity, regardless of age, sex, race, educational or economic status. They are indeed, as the Talmud states, “food for the famished”.

The collection of quotations presented in this blog, have been chosen by me because of their special impact upon me. They have been published so that you too, may experience the joy I have had over the years reading them and getting to know the authors.

I trust that you will come to know the feeling of deep satisfaction possible from reading them, searching out the author and meditating upon their meaning and their impact on your life.

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

INSTINCT

These are the men who divide you,
who follow mere natural Instincts, and do not have the Spirit. …..Jude 1:19

Instinct is stronger than upbringing. ……Proverb

Man is primarily governed by passion and Instinct. ……Muhammed Iqbal

A good man, through obscurest aspirations,
Has still an Instinct of the one true way. ……Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Instinct is action taken in pursuance of a purpose,
but without conscious perception of what the purpose is. …..Van Hartmann

Follow your Instincts.
That's where true wisdom manifests itself. ……Oprah Winfrey

The very essence of Instinct isthat it is followed,
independently of reason. ..….Charles Darwin

Instinct is untaught ability. ……Alexander Bain
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