What is now reason was formerly impulse or instinct.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The very essence of instinct is that it's followed independently of reason.
Reason is the servant of instinct.
Instinct is the nose of the mind.
Impulses are hard to come by these days.
Metaphysics is the finding of bad reasons for what we believe upon instinct; but to find these reasons is no less an instinct.
I act on impulse and I go with my instincts.
Reason is a harmonising, controlling force rather than a creative one.
One of the reasons why so few of us ever act, instead of react, is because we are continually stifling our deepest impulses.
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.
Reason has not tamed desire: it is as strong as ever.
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