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Instinct is untaught ability.

A good man, through obscurest aspirations Has still an instinct of the one true way.

'Tis thus we heed no instincts but our own, Believe no evil, till the evil's done.

A fierce unrest seethes at the core Of all existing things: It was the eager wish to soar That gave the gods their wings. . . . . There throbs through all the worlds that are This heart-beat not and strong, And shaken systems, star by star, Awake and glow in song.

Great thoughts, great feelings, came to them, Like instincts, unawares.

How instinct varies in the grov'lling swine, Compar'd, half-reasoning elephant, with thine! 'Twixt that and reason what a nice barrier! Forever sep'rate, yet forever near!

But honest instinct comes a volunteer; Sure never to o'er-shoot, but just to hit, While still too wide or short in human wit.

Instinct and reason how can we divide? 'Tis the fool's ignorance, and the pedant's pride.

Instinct is stronger than upbringing.

Instinct is a great matter. I was now a coward on instinct.

A few strong instincts and a few plain rules.

Reasoning at every step he treads, Man yet mistakes his way, Whilst meaner things, whom instinct leads, Are rarely known to stray.

Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work.

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

The very essence of instinct is that it's followed independently of reason.

But honest instinct comes a volunteer; Sure never to o'er-shoot, but just to hit, While still too wide or short in human wit.

I believe in instinct, not in reason. When reason is right, nine times out of ten it is impotent, and when it prevails, nine times out of ten it is wrong.

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

The active part of man consists of powerful instincts, some of which are gentle and continuous; others violent and short; some baser, some nobler, and all necessary.

Simplicity is an acquired taste. Mankind, left free, instinctively complicates life.