The active part of man consists of powerful instincts, some of which are gentle and continuous; others violent and short; some baser, some nobler, and all necessary.


The Soul, Her Sorrows and Her Aspirations: An Essay Towards the Natural History of the Soul (ed. 1849)

Francis William Newman Quotes

The active part of man consists of powerful instincts, some of which are gentle and continuous; others violent and short; some baser, some nobler,...

The active part of man consists of powerful instincts, some of which are gentle and continuous; others violent and short; some baser, some nobler,...

The active part of man consists of powerful instincts, some of which are gentle and continuous; others violent and short; some baser, some nobler,...

The active part of man consists of powerful instincts, some of which are gentle and continuous; others violent and short; some baser, some nobler,...