The very essence of an instinct is that it is followed independently of reason. - Charles Darwin (The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex Quotes)

The very essence of an instinct is that it is followed independently of reason.

Source:Part I. The Descent or Origin of Man, Chapter IV. Comparison of the Mental Powers of Man and the Lower Animals
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