Peaceis not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives forresponding to conflict alternatives to passive or aggressive responses,alternatives to violence.

The man who says he's too old to learn new tricks probably always was.

All is riddle, and the key to a riddle is another riddle.

Whenour knowing exceeds our sensing, we will no longer be deceived by theillusions of our senses.

A teacher as a person is more important than a teacher as a technician. What he is has more effect than anything he does.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Learning, the destroyer of arrogance, begets arrogance in fools, even as light that illumines the eye, makes owls blind.

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

A perfect method for adding drama to life is to wait untilthe deadline looms large.

An honest man's word is as good as his bond.

The Pursuit of perfection is the persuit of sweetness and light.

It is atrick among the dishonest to offer sacrifices that are not needed,or not possible, to avoid making those that are required.