Where instinct fails, intellect must venture.

Quote by Jim Butcher

Topics: Instinct Quotes, Intellectuals Quotes

The only way never to do the wrong thing is never to do anything.

The only way never to do the wrong thing is never to do anything.

One can have only as much preparation as he has foresight.

One can have only as much preparation as he has foresight.

Young as he was, his instinct told him that the best liar is he who...

Young as he was, his instinct told him that the best liar is he who...

The leadership instinct you are born with is the backbone. You develop the funny bone...

The leadership instinct you are born with is the backbone. You develop the funny bone...

A few strong instincts and a few plain rules suffice us

A few strong instincts and a few plain rules suffice us

There can be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises....

There can be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises....

Very little of the great cruelty shown by men can really be attributed to cruel...

Very little of the great cruelty shown by men can really be attributed to cruel...

With the exception of the instinct of self-preservation, the propensity for emulation is probably the...

With the exception of the instinct of self-preservation, the propensity for emulation is probably the...

Instinct is a marvelous thing. It can neither be explained nor ignored.

Instinct is a marvelous thing. It can neither be explained nor ignored.

The ideal condition would be, I admit, that men should be right by instinct; but...

The ideal condition would be, I admit, that men should be right by instinct; but...

Trust the instinct to the end, though you can render no reason

Trust the instinct to the end, though you can render no reason

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

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

Instinct must be thwarted just as one prunes the branches of a tree so that...

Instinct must be thwarted just as one prunes the branches of a tree so that...

You do what's in your gut- if you've been doing it long enough, what's in...

You do what's in your gut- if you've been doing it long enough, what's in...

There can be as much value in the blink of an eye as in months...

There can be as much value in the blink of an eye as in months...

As the traveler who has lost his way, throws his reins on his horse's neck,...

As the traveler who has lost his way, throws his reins on his horse's neck,...

Instinct is intelligence incapable of self-consciousness.

Instinct is intelligence incapable of self-consciousness.

A girl will not admit she's wrong because she believes her heart and her heart...

A girl will not admit she's wrong because she believes her heart and her heart...

Trust instinct to the end, even though you can give no reason.

Trust instinct to the end, even though you can give no reason.

Intellectuals try to keep going. But their situation is very difficult. Those who have had...

Intellectuals try to keep going. But their situation is very difficult. Those who have had...