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In fairy tales, the princesses kiss the frogs, and the frogs become princes. In real life, the pricesses kiss princes, and the princes turn into frogs.
From By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
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It is part of the human nature always to judge others very severely and,when the wind turns against us,always to find an excuse for our own misdeeds,or to blame someone else for our mistakes.
From Like the Flowing River
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They say that in the second before our death, each of us understands the real reason for our existence, and out of that moment, heaven or hell is born.
From Aleph
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Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worst kind of suffering.
From By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
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Whoever you are, or whatever it is that you do, when you really want something, it's because that desire originated in the soul of the universe. It's your mission on earth.
From The Alchemist
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Go and get your things,' he said. 'Dreams mean work.
From By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
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We have been moving along at such a fast pace that we no longer know what we are doing. Now we have to wait until our soul catches up with us.
From Maktub
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I ask myself: Are Defeats necessary ?
Well,necessary or not, they happen.
When we first begin fighting for our dream, we've no experience and make many mistakes.
The Secret of life, though,is to fall seven times and to get up eight times !
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No one should ever ask themselves that: why am I unhappy? The question carries within it the virus that will destroy everything. If we ask that question, it means we want to find out what makes us happy. If what makes us happy is different from what we have now, then we must either change once and for all or stay as we are, feeling even more unhappy.
From The Zahir
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I've been in love before, it's like a narcotic. At first it brings the euphoria of complete surrender. The next day you want more. You're not addicted yet, but you like the sensation, and you think you can still control things.You think about the person you love for two minutes then forget them for three hours. But then you get used to that person, and you begin to be completely dependent on them. Now you think about him for three hours and forget him for two minutes. If he's not there, you feel like an addict who can't get a fix. And just as addicts steal and humiliate themselves to get what they need, you're willing to do anything for love."- By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
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When someone sees the same people every day, as had happened with him at the seminary, they wind up becoming a part of that person's life. And then they want the person to change. If someone isn't what others want them to be, the others become angry. Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.
From The Alchemist
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Finding one important thing in your life doesn’t mean you have to
give up all the other important things.
From Brida
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The boy and his heart had become friends, and neither was capable now of betraying the other.
From The Alchemist
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Sometimes the best of gods gift's arrive by the shattering of all the window panes.
From Brida
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Faith is not Desire. Faith is Will. Desires are things that need to be satisfied, whereas Will is a force. Will changes the space around us,...
From The Witch of Portobello
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If pain must come, may it come quickly. Because I have a life to live, and I need to live it in the best way possible. If he has to make a choice, may he make it now. Then I will either wait for him or forget him.
From By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
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We can never judge the lives of others, because each person knows only their own pain and renunciation. It's one thing to feel that you are on the right path, but it's another to think that yours is the only path.
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When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not yet ready. The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back. A week is more than enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny.
From The Devil and Miss Prym
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He knew one of the women well, and had shared his universe with her. They had seen the same mountains, and the same trees, although each of them had seem them differently. She knew his weaknesses, his moments of hatred, of despair. Yet she was there at his side. They shared the same universe.
From The Valkyries
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We can never judge the lives of others, because each person knows only their own pain and renunciation.
From By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
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It's not my story anymore: whenever I speak about the past now, I feel as if I were talking about something that has nothing to do with me. All that remains in the present are the voice, the presence, and the importance of fulfilling my mission. I don't regret difficulties I experienced; I think they helped me to become the person I am today, I feel the way a warrior must feel after years of training; he doesn't remember the details of everything he learned, but he knows how to strike when the time is right.
From The Zahir
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Sometimes life is very mean: a person can spend days, weeks, months and years without feeling new. Then, when a door opens - a positive avalanche pours in. One moment, you have nothing, the next, you have more than you can cope with.
From Eleven Minutes
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When we set out on the path, we always have a fairly clear idea of what we hope to find. Women are generally seeking their Soul Mate, and men looking for Power. Neither party is really interested in learning. They simply want to reach the thing they have set as their goal.
From Brida
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Maktub" (It is written.)
From The Alchemist
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In fairy tales, the princesses kiss the frogs, and the frogs become princes. In real life, the pricesses kiss princes, and the princes turn into frogs.
From By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
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It is part of the human nature always to judge others very severely and,when the wind turns against us,always to find an excuse for our own misdeeds,or to blame someone else for our mistakes.
From Like the Flowing River
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They say that in the second before our death, each of us understands the real reason for our existence, and out of that moment, heaven or hell is born.
From Aleph
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Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worst kind of suffering.
From By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
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Whoever you are, or whatever it is that you do, when you really want something, it's because that desire originated in the soul of the universe. It's your mission on earth.
From The Alchemist
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Go and get your things,' he said. 'Dreams mean work.
From By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
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We have been moving along at such a fast pace that we no longer know what we are doing. Now we have to wait until our soul catches up with us.
From Maktub
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I ask myself: Are Defeats necessary ?
Well,necessary or not, they happen.
When we first begin fighting for our dream, we've no experience and make many mistakes.
The Secret of life, though,is to fall seven times and to get up eight times !
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No one should ever ask themselves that: why am I unhappy? The question carries within it the virus that will destroy everything. If we ask that question, it means we want to find out what makes us happy. If what makes us happy is different from what we have now, then we must either change once and for all or stay as we are, feeling even more unhappy.
From The Zahir
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I've been in love before, it's like a narcotic. At first it brings the euphoria of complete surrender. The next day you want more. You're not addicted yet, but you like the sensation, and you think you can still control things.You think about the person you love for two minutes then forget them for three hours. But then you get used to that person, and you begin to be completely dependent on them. Now you think about him for three hours and forget him for two minutes. If he's not there, you feel like an addict who can't get a fix. And just as addicts steal and humiliate themselves to get what they need, you're willing to do anything for love."- By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
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When someone sees the same people every day, as had happened with him at the seminary, they wind up becoming a part of that person's life. And then they want the person to change. If someone isn't what others want them to be, the others become angry. Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.
From The Alchemist
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Finding one important thing in your life doesn’t mean you have to
give up all the other important things.
From Brida
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The boy and his heart had become friends, and neither was capable now of betraying the other.
From The Alchemist
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Sometimes the best of gods gift's arrive by the shattering of all the window panes.
From Brida
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Faith is not Desire. Faith is Will. Desires are things that need to be satisfied, whereas Will is a force. Will changes the space around us,...
From The Witch of Portobello
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If pain must come, may it come quickly. Because I have a life to live, and I need to live it in the best way possible. If he has to make a choice, may he make it now. Then I will either wait for him or forget him.
From By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
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We can never judge the lives of others, because each person knows only their own pain and renunciation. It's one thing to feel that you are on the right path, but it's another to think that yours is the only path.
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When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not yet ready. The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back. A week is more than enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny.
From The Devil and Miss Prym
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He knew one of the women well, and had shared his universe with her. They had seen the same mountains, and the same trees, although each of them had seem them differently. She knew his weaknesses, his moments of hatred, of despair. Yet she was there at his side. They shared the same universe.
From The Valkyries
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We can never judge the lives of others, because each person knows only their own pain and renunciation.
From By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
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It's not my story anymore: whenever I speak about the past now, I feel as if I were talking about something that has nothing to do with me. All that remains in the present are the voice, the presence, and the importance of fulfilling my mission. I don't regret difficulties I experienced; I think they helped me to become the person I am today, I feel the way a warrior must feel after years of training; he doesn't remember the details of everything he learned, but he knows how to strike when the time is right.
From The Zahir
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Sometimes life is very mean: a person can spend days, weeks, months and years without feeling new. Then, when a door opens - a positive avalanche pours in. One moment, you have nothing, the next, you have more than you can cope with.
From Eleven Minutes
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When we set out on the path, we always have a fairly clear idea of what we hope to find. Women are generally seeking their Soul Mate, and men looking for Power. Neither party is really interested in learning. They simply want to reach the thing they have set as their goal.
From Brida
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Maktub" (It is written.)
From The Alchemist
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In fairy tales, the princesses kiss the frogs, and the frogs become princes. In real life, the pricesses kiss princes, and the princes turn into frogs.
From By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
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It is part of the human nature always to judge others very severely and,when the wind turns against us,always to find an excuse for our own misdeeds,or to blame someone else for our mistakes.
From Like the Flowing River
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They say that in the second before our death, each of us understands the real reason for our existence, and out of that moment, heaven or hell is born.
From Aleph
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Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worst kind of suffering.
From By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
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Whoever you are, or whatever it is that you do, when you really want something, it's because that desire originated in the soul of the universe. It's your mission on earth.
From The Alchemist
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Go and get your things,' he said. 'Dreams mean work.
From By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
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We have been moving along at such a fast pace that we no longer know what we are doing. Now we have to wait until our soul catches up with us.
From Maktub
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I ask myself: Are Defeats necessary ?
Well,necessary or not, they happen.
When we first begin fighting for our dream, we've no experience and make many mistakes.
The Secret of life, though,is to fall seven times and to get up eight times !
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
No one should ever ask themselves that: why am I unhappy? The question carries within it the virus that will destroy everything. If we ask that question, it means we want to find out what makes us happy. If what makes us happy is different from what we have now, then we must either change once and for all or stay as we are, feeling even more unhappy.
From The Zahir
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I've been in love before, it's like a narcotic. At first it brings the euphoria of complete surrender. The next day you want more. You're not addicted yet, but you like the sensation, and you think you can still control things.You think about the person you love for two minutes then forget them for three hours. But then you get used to that person, and you begin to be completely dependent on them. Now you think about him for three hours and forget him for two minutes. If he's not there, you feel like an addict who can't get a fix. And just as addicts steal and humiliate themselves to get what they need, you're willing to do anything for love."- By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
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When someone sees the same people every day, as had happened with him at the seminary, they wind up becoming a part of that person's life. And then they want the person to change. If someone isn't what others want them to be, the others become angry. Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.
From The Alchemist
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Finding one important thing in your life doesn’t mean you have to
give up all the other important things.
From Brida
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The boy and his heart had become friends, and neither was capable now of betraying the other.
From The Alchemist
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Sometimes the best of gods gift's arrive by the shattering of all the window panes.
From Brida
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Faith is not Desire. Faith is Will. Desires are things that need to be satisfied, whereas Will is a force. Will changes the space around us,...
From The Witch of Portobello
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If pain must come, may it come quickly. Because I have a life to live, and I need to live it in the best way possible. If he has to make a choice, may he make it now. Then I will either wait for him or forget him.
From By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
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We can never judge the lives of others, because each person knows only their own pain and renunciation. It's one thing to feel that you are on the right path, but it's another to think that yours is the only path.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not yet ready. The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back. A week is more than enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny.
From The Devil and Miss Prym
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He knew one of the women well, and had shared his universe with her. They had seen the same mountains, and the same trees, although each of them had seem them differently. She knew his weaknesses, his moments of hatred, of despair. Yet she was there at his side. They shared the same universe.
From The Valkyries
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We can never judge the lives of others, because each person knows only their own pain and renunciation.
From By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
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It's not my story anymore: whenever I speak about the past now, I feel as if I were talking about something that has nothing to do with me. All that remains in the present are the voice, the presence, and the importance of fulfilling my mission. I don't regret difficulties I experienced; I think they helped me to become the person I am today, I feel the way a warrior must feel after years of training; he doesn't remember the details of everything he learned, but he knows how to strike when the time is right.
From The Zahir
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Sometimes life is very mean: a person can spend days, weeks, months and years without feeling new. Then, when a door opens - a positive avalanche pours in. One moment, you have nothing, the next, you have more than you can cope with.
From Eleven Minutes
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When we set out on the path, we always have a fairly clear idea of what we hope to find. Women are generally seeking their Soul Mate, and men looking for Power. Neither party is really interested in learning. They simply want to reach the thing they have set as their goal.
From Brida
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Maktub" (It is written.)
From The Alchemist
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