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“Actually, the substitution of the reality-principle for the pleasure-principle denotes no dethronement of the pleasure-principle, but only a safeguarding of it. A momentary pleasure, uncertain in its results, is given up, but only in order to gain in the new way an assured pleasure coming later. But the end psychic impression made by this substitution has been so powerful that it is mirrored in a special religious myth. The doctrine of reward in a future life for the—voluntary or enforced—renunciation of earthly lusts is nothing but a mythical projection of this revolution in the mind. In logical pursuit of this prototype, religions have been able to effect the absolute renunciation of pleasure in this life by means of the promise of compensation in a future life; they have not, however, achieved a conquest of the pleasure-principle this way. It is science which comes nearest to succeeding in this conquest; science, however, also offers intellectual pleasure during its work and promises practical gain at the end.”

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Book:General Psychological Theory: Papers on Metapsychology
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“Eternity, that lasts an instant. Names and faces, already forgotten, alive and young only on old photographs. And voices, so close, now only can be heard from afar. Everything went, shoot past, slipped though our fingers. Our fates, once entangled, now strictly parallel. Our step will quiet, like the the noise quiets after the bell rang in the school hallway. Others will come to our place, and this cannot be changed... But still, we were there, remember?”

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“Eternity, that lasts for an instant. Names and faces, already forgotten, are alive and well only in old photographs. And voices, so close, now only can be heard from afar. Everything went, shot past, slipped through our fingers. Our fates, once entangled, now are strictly parallel. Our step will quiet like the noise quiets after the bell rang in the school hallway. Others will come to our place, and this cannot be changed... But still, we were there, remember?”

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“Everyone wants to rule the world . . . Really, absolutely everyone. That's what it's all about, isn't it? That's what it's always about in the end. And every species believes it's number one. Every individual is firmly convinced that he or she alone has the right to ascend to the throne and issue orders to get rid of others. And in reality everyone is fooling themselves, because up there on the throne it's lonely and cold.”

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Book:Felidae
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