A lily or a rose never pretends, and its beauty is that it is what it is.

Jiddu Krishnamurti

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Topic

Lilies Roses Flowers Authenticity

Author

Jiddu Krishnamurti

Source

Think on These Things

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

English

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

India Asia

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Citation

Krishnamurti, Jiddu. Think on These Things. Harper & Row, 1964, ch. 20.

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We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But if that drop was not in the ocean, I think the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.

Mother Teresa

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Topic
Starting small Interconnectedness of all things

Author

Mother Teresa
Source
A Gift for God
Genre
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Language
English
Time
1975 1970s 20th century
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Citation

Mother Teresa. A Gift for God: Prayers and Meditations. Harper & Row, 1975.

Another quote about Authenticity

This above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man.

William Shakespeare

Hamlet

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Topic
Being true to oneself Authenticity Personal integrity
Speaker
Lord Polonius

Author

William Shakespeare
Source
Hamlet
Medium
Play
Genre
Tragedy (play)
Statement Type
Advice
Language
English
Time
1616 1610s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Hamlet." Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. London: Edward Blount and William and Isaac Jaggard, 1623, act 1, sc. 3.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Hamlet." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 3, sc. 4.