Instinct then is the only foundation for your duty, and the continuance of humanity is the only sanction of your instinct.

I will leave you to listen to your instinct, and sympathize as much as you like, but for my part I joyfully renounce this duty; the only punishment I should be afraid of is the destruction of mankind, and that is not likely to happen in my lifetime." "There is another punishment," said Mayboom solemnly, "that I take this bottle of champagne away from you on account of--your bad behavior." While he spoke he took away the bottle, and Barinskoi tried to get it back again; a little struggle ensued.

Dorfling put an end to it by an emphatic "Please don't do that." Turning to Wilhelm he went on: "I do not believe in your idea of duty; you place instinct at the foundation.

I use another word.

I call your instinct the foreboding that each has of its being, and its outflow toward the eternal phenomenon of principle.