Those who urge others to take lessons in their class but offer no real advice or instruction are like those who screw in light bulbs and never flip the switch.
There is no better prod than that which must be done.
Nothing is completely erased.
The mind, like a story, is built one word at a time.
Now is all there ever is.
The most difficult application of power is forbearance.
True, brevity is the soul of wit but speed is its hummingbird heart.
Curiosity is the carrot – empathy the stick.
At the risk of sounding obtuse, introspection is like a triangle; there are several kinds and each have their points but contrary to popular belief they all contain the right angle – it’s simply a matter of degree.
If you would pick a berry, be prepared for the thorn.
Carts. Horses. Order is pair a mount.
Love humanity and hate people; feel free to switch as needed.
Don’t tell people who you aren’t; show them who you are. You do not want people to think who you are is what you say you are not.
A ring is a fight with four corners – don’t be forced into one.
No waste.
One divides by zero by being equal to everything.
Never teach a monster where you live. When it inevitably shows up, treat it as you would any other guest.
A kitchen and a library provide the same service, if you wish to be healthy and live well, visit both daily. And just like mother said, finish your vegetables.
Remember when you step out of a crucible, you are white HOT.
It all doesn’t have to happen now.
One of the ways to know god is not to.
Truth lies in paradox.
Plan top down, build bottom up.
I am the only one who pushes my buttons.
Ideologies can be bullies too.
The problem I have with religion is that it goes against my religion.
Evil loves company. So does Good.
Misinformation is like body odor: All of us are susceptible, we prefer our own the most, and the least offensive scrub daily.
Strength and Denial often walk arm in arm.
Treat your education like a baby rattlesnake – watch it constantly, listen when it speaks, milk the venom daily, and most important: Remember it is a gift.
One can either break something, fix something, or do nothing. When in doubt, choose the last.
Hope, wisdom, god and a dictionary; note which you reach for first and put away last. The wise note this in others as well.
Hope, wisdom, god and a dictionary – all things to reach for the moment you need them and put away the moment you do not.
Knowledge is like good taste – not everyone has it, or having it, have it to the same degree.
Take care before tossing eggs into the air – even the best jugglers miss the catch from time to time.
We are the math problem that solves itself.
Make sure the authority you appeal to is relevant.
Demand knowledge. Gush wisdom.
Wisdom is to knowledge what a diamond is to coal.
Be the only Hero you worship. Remember all heroes are either tragic or flawed and often both.
Scaring people is a shitty way of making friends.
The only thing worse than a racist asshole is the letter p.
Always pay mind to the second rule of monster hunting: Do not become a monster in the pursuit.
The first rule of monster hunting is to stay away from the end that bites.
Better eight billion gods all speaking at once than one that cannot or will not.
If wisdom is your play, act the fool.
A rattlesnake, a tear track, a solitary yes – these are the essence of eloquence.
Christians and gnostics will always disagree about the serpent.
God’s nose knows no other.
Chase after truth and goodness and you will find beauty hurrying to catch up.
Better to feel groovy than look cool.
It is much easier to make an old friend new than it is to make a new old friend.
The minute you claim to be wise is the second you become a fool.
The wise and the foolish see themselves in the other; the difference between them? Only one is correct for the right reason. If you’ve just wondered what that reason might be, you have your answer. If you feel insulted, the answer is definitive.
There are two types of knowledge – the first involves rummaging around in your own head, the second involves rummaging around another’s. A library is how you achieve both and neither.
I leaned in to kiss Athena and to my delight, she to me.
On the first day, there is usually a syllabus. It often involves a spanking.
Goddesses, like heroes, have a thousand faces.
Jesus on the cross is a hook both god and humanity dangle to fish for the other. So far, both creels remain empty.
Atheists have two choices – believe in no god, or in all of them. Either way, none get special treatment.
I tried to throw god and was instead thrown. So I returned the favor.
A leash is the only whip where the slaves at both ends are content with their position.
It is better to bend than break. Yet, some things must break in order to mend well.
People’s hearts are first contact civilizations: Remember the prime directive. A more advanced civilization is doing the same.
The strength of the crew is the ship and the strength of the ship is the crew.
When god looks in the mirror she sees an atheist.
It is much better to greet the world laughing than crying.
I went looking for love in the library of humanity – and found it.
When cleaning up after a dog, always bring two bags.
When picking berries at the dog park, always choose those above waist height.
The solar system is our oyster and we are its pearl.
You don’t have to be sharp as a tack – just be deeper than one.
The harder the practice, the sweeter the song.
All my plans are elaborate. That is why they fail.
The internet is like a divorced spouse, it hates being wrong, loves to point out when you are, and will destroy you if you aren’t careful.
I am not spoon feeding you. I am pointing out the shape of the spoon.
Evil teaches oblivion.
The price of paradox is death; life is the coin in which it is paid. The opposite is also true.
Love is the amber that preserves and the reason why it is timeless.
When trying to teach someone a lesson, remember you are the student.
Sometimes it is necessary to burn a bridge that is rotten and unsafe to travel; this does not necessarily free you from rebuilding the bridge.
There are those whose works exceed their wisdom and those whose wisdom exceed their works. The latter is better.
Speak to me of wisdom – I thirst for it.
When the ship sinks make it sing.
The man who stands corrected strikes a heroic pose.
Consciousness is a participation with the numinous in the resolution of paradox.
Those who take a beggar’s pride in their own thoughts are first a king among thieves.
The satisfaction of knowledge is an ever expanding sphere of ignorance.
“I am the voice of awakening in the eternal night.” – Gnostic Hymn
