There are things that intelligence alone is able to seek, but which, by itself, it will never find. These things instinct alone could find; but it will never seek them.
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Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Creative Evolution, chapterII,p151; Arthur Mitchell translation(1911); Title and translator note checked; extended argument aroundpp150–152 read. Philosophical distinction between instinct and intellect, not established scientific fact. Two complete sentences; English credited to Arthur Mitchell. Pu
- Creative Evolution, chapterII,p151; Arthur Mitchell translation(1911)
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