tendencies quotes

Il y a dans tout homme, a'   toute heure, deux postulations simultane  es, l'une vers Dieu, l'autre vers Satan. Every man at every moment has two simultaneous tendencies: one toward God, the other toward Satan.

- Charles Baudelaire
  Mon coeur mis a'   nu, pt.19.

Man is essentially the imitative animal. His whole educabilityand in fact the whole history of civilization depend on this trait, which his strong tendencies to rivalry, jealousy, and acquisitiveness reinforce.

-William James
  The Principles of Psychology, ch.24.