Higher Laws

From Walden by Henry David Thoreau
Thoreau wrestles with the dual instincts toward the wild/savage and toward the spiritual/pure within himself.
Chapter 11: Higher Laws
I found in myself, and still find, an instinct toward a higher, or, as it is named, spiritual life...and another toward a primitive rank and savage one, and I reverence them both.
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