“That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that history has to teach.”
― Collected Essays
― Collected Essays
“Knowledge can be acquired by a suitable and complete study, no matter what the starting point is. Only one must know how to 'learn.' What is nearest to us is man; and you are the nearest of all men to yourself. Begin with the study of yourself; remember the saying 'Know thyself.”
― Views from the Real World
― Views from the Real World
“understanding is the absence of the demand for understanding -- now or tomorrow.”
― U. G. Krishnamurti: Understanding : It is the absence of the demand for understanding…
― U. G. Krishnamurti: Understanding : It is the absence of the demand for understanding…
“Everyone, deep in their hearts, is waiting for the end of the world to come.”
― 1Q84
― 1Q84
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