The nature of man has in it certain sentiments and emotions which, reasonably or unreasonably, sway him powerfully and continually ; they are, in fact, his strongest motive powers, overwhelming the reasoning faculties with resistless strength ; true,... On the Nature and the Existence of God - Page 26by Annie Besant - 1875 - 36 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Annie Besant - Rationalism - 1885 - 298 pages
...unreasonably, sway him powerfully and continually ; they are, in fact, his strongest motive powers, overwhelming the reasoning faculties with resistless...reducible to strict laws; we call them instincts and intuitions simply because we are unable to trace them to their source, and this vague expression covers... | |
 | Geoffrey West - Theosophists - 1929 - 320 pages
...unreasonably, sway him powerfully and continually ; they are, in fact, his strongest motive powers, overwhelming the reasoning faculties with resistless...are continually bursting the cords with which reason tries to tie them down.' In the next paragraph she gave evidence of her own natural ' instinct to worship... | |
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