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Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended and not to be shared.

Whoever is winning at the moment will always seem to be invincible.

There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for , why it is here, it will instantly disappear , be replaced by something even more bizarre , inexplicable.There is another theory which states that this has already happened.

We know the truth, not only by the reason, but also by the heart.

We must rediscover the distinction between hope and expectation.

It is important that students bring a certain ragamuffin, barefoot irreverence to their studies; they are not here to worship what is known, but to question it.

Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.

The Promised Land always lies on the other side of a Wilderness.

All political thinking for years past has been vitiated in the same way. People can foresee the future only when it coincides with their own wishes, and the most grossly obvious facts can be ignored when they are unwelcome.

It is impossible to imagine Goethe or Beethoven being good at billiards or golf.