In its famous paradox, the equation of money and excrement, psychoanalysis becomes the first science to state what common sense and the poets have long known - that the essence of money is in its absolute worthlessness.

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The dynamics of capitalism is postponement of enjoyment to the constantly postponed future.

The dynamics of capitalism is postponement of enjoyment to the constantly postponed future.

In its famous paradox, the equation of money and excrement, psychoanalysis becomes the first science...

In its famous paradox, the equation of money and excrement, psychoanalysis becomes the first science...

The human body is not a thing or substance, given, but a continuous creation. The...

The human body is not a thing or substance, given, but a continuous creation. The...

All currency is neurotic currency.

All currency is neurotic currency.

The dynamics of capitalism is postponement of enjoyment to the constantly postponed future.

The dynamics of capitalism is postponement of enjoyment to the constantly postponed future.

Freedom is poetry, taking liberties with words, breaking the rules of normal speech, violating common...

Freedom is poetry, taking liberties with words, breaking the rules of normal speech, violating common...

Love without attachment is light.

Love without attachment is light.

The view only changes for the lead dog.

The view only changes for the lead dog.

I am what is mine. Personality is the original personal property.

I am what is mine. Personality is the original personal property.

Sit quietly, doing nothing, spring comes, and the grass grows by itself.

Sit quietly, doing nothing, spring comes, and the grass grows by itself.

I'm a bit famous now! It's a bit strange!

I'm a bit famous now! It's a bit strange!

Andy Warhol made fame more famous.

Andy Warhol made fame more famous.

I was never very interested in boys - and there were plenty of them -...

I was never very interested in boys - and there were plenty of them -...

Martyrdom, sir, is what these people like; it is the only way in which a...

Martyrdom, sir, is what these people like; it is the only way in which a...

The progress of this famous plant has been something like the progress of truth; suspected...

The progress of this famous plant has been something like the progress of truth; suspected...

The prestige you acquire by being able to tell your friends that you know famous...

The prestige you acquire by being able to tell your friends that you know famous...

On being asked by someone how he could become famous, Diogenes responded: 'By worrying as...

On being asked by someone how he could become famous, Diogenes responded: 'By worrying as...

I can do whatever I want - I'm rich, I'm famous, and I'm bigger than...

I can do whatever I want - I'm rich, I'm famous, and I'm bigger than...

Success demands singleness of purpose.

Success demands singleness of purpose.

You go to school, you get a master's degree, you study Shakespeare and you wind...

You go to school, you get a master's degree, you study Shakespeare and you wind...