The Transcendental Promises A Vacation From History.

Self-realization Is A Comedown From Salvation, But Still Gives Us Something To Hope For.

Literature Gives Us A Memory Of Lives We Did Not Lead.

The Pleasantest Part Of Work Is Having Done It.

After Ages Of Bombast, The Rhetoric Of Virtue Has Become Ironic And Shy.

Courage, Determination, And Hard Work Are All Very Nice, But Not So Nice As An Oil Well In The Back Yard.