Jiddu Krishnamurti Quotes, Ideas Quotes, Silence Quotes

If we try to listen we find it extraordinarily difficult, because we are always projecting our opinions and ideas, our prejudices, our background, our inclinations, our impulses; when they dominate, we hardly listen at all to what is being said...One listens and therefore learns, only in a state of silence, in which this whole background is in abeyance, is quite; then, it seems to me, it is possible to communicate

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The silence that accepts merit as the most natural thing in the world is the highest applause.

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For both parties in a controversy, the most disagreeable way of retaliating is to be vexed and silent; for the aggressor usually regards the silence as a sign of contempt.

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He knew the precise psychological moment when to say nothing.

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Death unites as well as separates; it silences all paltry feeling.

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You have a grand gift for silence, Watson. It makes you quite invaluable as a companion.

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Good as is discourse, silence is better and shames it.

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And of course there must be something wrong In wanting to silence any song.

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To many mortals silence great gain brings.

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Silence is a great peacemaker.

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Death is a dignitary who when he comes announced is received with formal manifestations of respect, even by those most familiar with him. In the code of military etiquette silence and fixity are forms of deference

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Beside all the small reasons we assign, there is a great reason for the existence of every extant fact; a reason which lies grandand immovable, often unsuspected behind it in silence.

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Mental happiness is more important than physical comfort. Physical comfort comes from the material. But material facilities cannot provide you with peace of mind.

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Our noisy years seem moments in the being Of the eternal Silence.

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Now close the windows and hush all the fields: If the trees must, let them silently toss.

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All human beings go through a previous life... Who knows how many fleshly forms the heir of heaven occupies before he can be brought to understand the value of that silence and solitude of spiritual worlds?

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If I could I would always work in silence and obscurity, and let my efforts be known by their results.

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Silence is the virtue of fools.

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Because all my life I've learned to suffer in silence - Athena

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Only a look and a voice; then darkness again and silence.

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