Inquiring quotes

Inquiring

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Jiddu Krishnamurti
Jiddu Krishnamurti Philosopher, Speaker

"It is only those who are in constant revolt that discover what is true, not the man who conforms, who follows some tradition. It is only when you are constantly inquiring, constantly observing, constantly learning, that you find truth, God, or love."

Jiddu Krishnamurti
Jiddu Krishnamurti Philosopher, Speaker

"Teaching is not the mere imparting of information but the cultivation of an inquiring mind which will penetrate into the question of what is religion and not merely accept the established religions, churches, and rituals."

C. S. Lewis
C. S. Lewis Writer, Scholar

"Every good book should be entertaining. A good book will be more; it must not be less. Entertainment…is like a qualifying examination. If a fiction can’t provide that, we may be excused from inquiring into its higher qualities."

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Poet, Playwright, Novelist
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"When I consider the narrow limits within which our active and inquiring faculties are confined; when I see how all our energies are wasted in providing for mere necessities, which again have no further end than to prolong a wretched existence; and then that all our satisfaction concerning certain subjects of investigation ends in nothing better than a passive resignation... when I consider all this... I am silent."

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"A mind that is lively and inquiring, compassionate, curious, angry, full of music, full of feeling, is a mind full of possible poetry."

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