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| O great sage... I will give you all this money if you tell me how best to pursue the virtuous life. | |
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| I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together. Shun material wealth, living only for others. Happiness will be yours. | |
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| Good start! But how do I avoid the nihilism implicit in atheism without compromising my perception of the cosmos? | |
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| Consider the animals. They do not sweat and whine about their condition. They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins. Are you not their superior? Shall you then succumb to despair? | |
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| Great! One last thing - if you're so smart, why do you smell so bad? | |
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