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“When we asked Pooh what the opposite of an Introduction was, he said "The what of a what?" which didn't help us as much as we had hoped, but luckily Owl kept his head and told us that the Opposite of an Introduction, my dear Pooh, was a Contradiction; and, as he is very good at long words, I am sure that that's what it is.”
― A. A. Milne, The House at Pooh Corner

“There are moments when tribulations occur in our lives, and we cannot avoid them. But they are there for some reason.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Fifth Mountain

“Don't forget that everything you deal with is only one thing and nothing else.”
― Paulo Coehlo

“Every search begins with beginner's luck. And every search ends with the victor's being severely tested." The boy remembered an old proverb from his country. It said that the darkest hour of the night came just before the dawn.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

“I savour the idea of my new state: single and a millionaire.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Zahir

“...for we are all amateurs at life, but if we do not focus too much on our mistakes, a miraculous picture emerges. And we learn that it's not the beauty of the image that warrants our gratitude--it's the chance to paint.”
― Richard Paul Evans, Finding Noel

“Every girl is beautiful. Sometimes it just takes the right guy to see it.”
― Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook

“If you lose touch with nature you lose touch with humanity.
If there's no relationship with nature then you become a killer;
then you kill baby seals, whales, dolphins, and man
either for gain, for "sport," for food, or for knowledge.
Then nature is frightened of you, withdrawing its beauty.
You may take long walks in the woods or camp in lovely places
but you are a killer and so lose their friendship.
You probably are not related to anything to your wife or your husband.”
― J. Krishnamurti

“The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear.”
― J. Krishnamurti

“The ending is the beginning, and the beginning is the first step, and the first step is the only step.”
― Jiddu Krishnamurti, The Only Revolution

“Truth is a pathless land.”
― Jiddu Krishnamurti

“But if you have no relationship with the living things on this earth, you may lose whatever relationship you have with humanity.”
― Jiddu Krishnamurti

“The only freedom is the freedom from the known.”
― Krishnamurti

“The end is the beginning of all things, Suppressed and hidden, Awaiting to be released through the rhythm Of pain and pleasure.”
― Jiddu Krishnamurti

“You must understand the whole of life, not just one little part of it. That is why you must read, that is why you must look at the skies, that is why you must sing, and dance, and write poems, and suffer, and understand, for all that is life.”
― Jiddu Krishnamurti

“When you call yourself an Indian or a Muslim or a Christian or a European, or anything else, you are being violent. Do you see why it is violent? Because you are separating yourself from the rest of mankind. When you separate yourself by belief, by nationality, by tradition, it breeds violence. So a man who is seeking to understand violence does not belong to any country, to any religion, to any political party or partial system; he is concerned with the total understanding of mankind.”
― Jiddu Krishnamurti

“Governments want efficient technicians, not human beings, because human beings become dangerous to governments – and to organized religions as well. That is why governments and religious organizations seek to control education.”
― J. Krishnamurti, Education and the Significance of Life: Jiddu Krishnamurti on Freedom, Self-Understanding, and Mature Love

“One is never afraid of the unknown; one is afraid of the known coming to an end.”
― Krishnamurti

“The ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence.”
― J. Krishnamurti

“Tell your friend that in his death, a part of you dies and goes with him. Wherever he goes, you also go. He will not be alone.”
― J. Krishnamurti

“Tradition becomes our security, and when the mind is secure it is in decay.”
― J. Krishnamurti

“You can only be afraid of what you think you know.”
― J. Krishnamurti

“I maintain that Truth is a pathless land, and you cannot approach it by any path whatsoever, by any religion, by any sect. ... The moment you follow someone you cease to follow Truth.”
― J. Krishnamurti

“We are very defensive, and therefore aggressive, when we hold on to a particular belief, a dogmas, or when we worship our particular nationality, with the rag that is called the flag.”
― Jiddu Krishnamurti, What Are You Doing With Your Life?

“When we suffer we have made it into a personal affair. We shut out all the suffering of mankind.”
― Jiddu Krishnamurti, Krishnamurti to Himself: His Last Journal

“What has validity is your living, not what happens tomorrow.”
― J. Krishnamurti, Why Are You Being Educated?: Talks at Indian Universities

“The primary cause of disorder in ourselves is the seeking of reality promised by another.”
― Krishnamurti

“Happiness is strange; it comes when you are not seeking it. When you are not making an effort to be happy, then unexpectedly, mysteriously, happiness is there, born of purity, of a loveliness of being.”
― J. Krishnamurti

“Find out for yourself what are the possesions and ideals that you do not desire. By knowing what you do not want, by elimination, you will unburden the mind, and only then will it understand the essential which is ever there.”
― J. Krishnamurti

“My one regret in life is that I am not someone else.”
― Woody Allen