Inspirational Quotes

Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.

Vitality Instincts Self-assertion Inner Strength Few of us have vitality enough to make any of our instincts imperious.

George Bernard Shaw

Collective Unconscious Instincts Archetypes The collective unconscious consists of the sum of the instincts and their correlates, the archetypes. Just as everybody possesses instincts, so he also possesses a stock of archetypal images.

Carl Jung

Instincts Inner Conflict Self-Control Discernment 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.

C. S. Lewis

Human Nature Pleasure and Pain Instincts Animal Behavior We are certainly in a common class with the beasts; every action of animal life is concerned with seeking bodily pleasure and avoiding pain.

Saint Augustine

Instincts Self-Reflection Rationality 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.

Carl Jung