Instinct is the nose of the mind.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Metaphysics is the finding of bad reasons for what we believe upon instinct; but to find these reasons is no less an instinct.
We are in a far better position to observe instincts in animals or in primitives than in ourselves. This is due to the fact that we have grown accustomed to scrutinizing our own actions and to seeking rational explanations for them.
There is no instinct like that of the heart.
I always think instinct is more interesting than anything you can think up. I mistrust and am rather bored with actors who are of the Stanislavski school who think about detail.
Telling us to obey instinct is like telling us to obey 'people.' People say different things: so do instincts. Our instincts are at war... Each instinct, if you listen to it, will claim to be gratified at the expense of the rest.
You can only go by the instinct that you have.
Action is no less necessary than thought to the instinctive tendencies of the human frame.
I don't know if you can articulate an instinct.
The very essence of instinct is that it's followed independently of reason.
Instinct is intelligence incapable of self-consciousness.