Selected Aphorisms #51

The fifty-first installment in our jerry-rigged new series.

If someone has a mind for science, it’s not unusual to refer to him as “an Einstein” or as “a regular Einstein.” Where you don’t see that as often is when someone demonstrates real proficiency in matters of spiritual fitness. For example, “Hey, we got a real Epictetus on our hands” is not a particularly common refrain. Same goes for: “I don’t have my glasses on, but I’d be damned if that weren’t St. Ignatius of Loyola up in this piece.”