If an animal did by mind what it does by instinct, and if it spoke by … — Pensées

Pensées — Blaise Pascal

If an animal did by mind what it does by instinct, and if it spoke by mind what it speaks by instinct, in hunting, and in warning its mates that the prey is found or lost; it would indeed also speak in regard to those things which affect it closer, as example, "Gnaw me this cord which is wounding me, and which I cannot reach."

Place: SECTION VI · ¶980
License: Public domain · Source
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