Quotes by Jiddu Krishnamurti

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Truth is a pathless land.
 
The Observer is the Observed.
 
Happy is the man who is nothing.
 
Peace is the break between two wars.
 
Peace can come only when there is love.
 
Man is the only animal that is to be dreaded.
 
The only freedom is the freedom from the known.
 
To understand yourself is the beginning of wisdom.
 
Freedom from the known is death, and then you are living.
 
The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear.
 
Observation without evaluation is the highest form of intelligence.
 
Self-knowledge is the beginning of wisdom, which is the ending of fear.
 
Tradition becomes our security, and when the mind is secure it is in decay.
 
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.
 
The ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence.
 
One is never afraid of the unknown; one is afraid of the known coming to an end.
 
To compare is the very nature of a mind that is not awake to discover what is true.
 
Thought is so cunning, so clever, that it distorts everything for its own convenience.
 
Teaching is not the mere imparting of knowledge but the cultivation of an inquiring mind.
 
To understand life is to understand ourselves, and that is both the beginning and the end of education.
 
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