You may be ignorant of all the books in the world, and I hope you are,…

Jiddu Krishnamurti
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You may be ignorant of all the books in the world, and I hope you are, of all the latest theories, but that is not ignorance. ✨ Jiddu Krishnamurti (2012). Social Responsibility, p.12, Krishnamurti Foundation of America
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