J. Krishnamurti

"Power that is exercised over others is a sign of inner weakness."

"Money is important, but the pursuit of it above all else corrupts the soul."

"Health begins with the acceptance of what is, not the rejection of it."

"Adventure is the willingness to meet life as it comes, without preconceptions."

"Imagination without discipline is mere fantasy."

"Music is the expression of emotions that words cannot capture."

"Literature reflects the depths of human experience across time and culture."

"Hope rooted in illusion is the seed of despair."

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action despite fear."

"The moment you have in your mind the idea that these things are separate, you will inevitably express some behavior that creates disorder."

"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society."

"Where there is comparison, there is no love."

"The ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence."

"Conflict cannot breed peace. Peace can only come when there is understanding."

"To understand life is to understand oneself, and that is very difficult because we are afraid of what we might discover."

"Creativity is not the expression of the person one is, but rather the expression of the person one is not."

"Real education is not preparation for life; education is life itself."

"The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear."

"When you call yourself an Indian or a Muslim or a Christian or a European, you are being violent."

"It is only when the mind is free from all fear that it can see things as they are."

"The problem is that we are so occupied with ourselves that we have no time to look at anything."

"Sensitivity is not sentimentality; it requires great strength."

"Your question is far more important than the answer, because the answer may satisfy your desire to know, but a good question opens up the whole problem."

"There is no end to education. It is not that you read a book, pass an examination, and finish with education."

"To transform the world, we must begin with ourselves."

"The moment you are aware of your fear, you have already moved away from it."

"Love is not something to be cultivated; it comes when the mind is empty of all else."

"We are prisoners of our own thoughts, our own concepts, our own ideologies."

"The speaker and the listener, the teacher and the student are one. There is no division between us."

"To live without comparison is to be free."