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…

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You dont have a soul. You are a Soul. You have a body.

You dont have a soul. You are a Soul. You have a body.

It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be...

It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be...

I sometimes wander whether all pleasures are not substitutes for joy.

I sometimes wander whether all pleasures are not substitutes for joy.

What we call Man's power over Nature turns out to be a power exercised by...

What we call Man's power over Nature turns out to be a power exercised by...

No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.

No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.

hat saves a man is to take a step. Then another step.

hat saves a man is to take a step. Then another step.

There is, hidden or flaunted, a sword between the sexes till an entire marriage reconciles...

There is, hidden or flaunted, a sword between the sexes till an entire marriage reconciles...

We all want progress, but if youre on the wrong road, progress means doing an...

We all want progress, but if youre on the wrong road, progress means doing an...

The safest road to hell is the gradual one - the gentle slope, soft underfoot,...

The safest road to hell is the gradual one - the gentle slope, soft underfoot,...

With the possible exception of the equator, everything begins somewhere.

With the possible exception of the equator, everything begins somewhere.

The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate...

The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate...

If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it...

If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it...

An explanation of cause is not a justification by reason.

An explanation of cause is not a justification by reason.

You cant get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to...

You cant get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to...

Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you...

Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you...

Humans are amphibians - half spirit and half animal. As spirits they belong to the...

Humans are amphibians - half spirit and half animal. As spirits they belong to the...

A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of...

A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of...

I sometimes wander whether all pleasures are not substitutes for joy.

I sometimes wander whether all pleasures are not substitutes for joy.

If we cut up beasts simply because they cannot prevent us and because we are...

If we cut up beasts simply because they cannot prevent us and because we are...

We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an...

We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an...