“Except not a moment of peace from love of self,
except no lofty position from lack of will.
Worldliness brings no profit –
Become insignificant, seek no increase.”

“The past is rich in lessons from which we would greatly profit except that the present is always so full of Special Circumstances.”

“What is love except another name for the use of positive reinforcement? Or vice versa.”

“Perhaps we become aware of our age only at exceptional moments and most of the time we are ageless.”

“Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day.”

“What ideas individuals may attach to the term "Millennium" I know not; but I know that society may be formed so as to exist without crime, without poverty, with health greatly improved, with little, if any misery, and with intelligence and happiness increased a hundredfold; and no obstacle whatsoever intervenes at this moment except ignorance to prevent such a state of society from becoming universal.”

“Nothing is changed, except
there was a moment when

the wolf, the mongering wolf
who stands outside the self

lay lightly down, and slept.”

“There is no end to self-knowledge. Self-knowledge is only from moment to moment, and therefore there is a creative happiness from moment to moment.”

“Men can starve from a lack of self-realization as much as they can from a lack of bread.”

“So that there is no misunderstanding from my perspective, I will suspend any player who tests positive for an illegal steroid. There will be no exceptions. The (players) union is aware of that and they accept it.”