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Excerpt from The Sacred Beetle and Others
In the building of the nest, the family safeguard, we see the highest manifestation of the faculties of instinct. That clever architect, the bird, teaches us as much; and the insect, with its still more diverse talents, repeats the lesson, telling us that maternity is the supreme inspirer of instinct. Em trusted with the preservation of the species, which is of more importance than the preser vation of individuals, maternity awakens in the drowsiest intelligence marvellous gleams of foresight; it is the thrice sacred hearth where are kindled those mysterious psychic fires which will suddenly burst into ?ame and dazzle us with their semblance of infallible reason. The more maternity asserts itself, the higher does instinct ascend.
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In the building of the nest, the family safeguard, we see the highest manifestation of the faculties of instinct. That clever architect, the bird, teaches us as much; and the insect, with its still more diverse talents, repeats the lesson, telling us that maternity is the supreme inspirer of instinct. Em trusted with the preservation of the species, which is of more importance than the preser vation of individuals, maternity awakens in the drowsiest intelligence marvellous gleams of foresight; it is the thrice sacred hearth where are kindled those mysterious psychic fires which will suddenly burst into ?ame and dazzle us with their semblance of infallible reason. The more maternity asserts itself, the higher does instinct ascend.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
Jean-Henri Fabre
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780266381693
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm
Page Count - 453
Paperback
Contributors
Author
Jean-Henri Fabre
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781330426968
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm
Page Count - 455
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