"As I watched the seagulls, I thought, That's the road to take; find the absolute rhythm and follow it with absolute trust."
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"By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it. The nonexistent is whatever we have not sufficiently desired."
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"I hope for nothing. I fear nothing. I am free."
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"What is love? It is not simply compassion, not simply kindness. In compassion there are two: the one who suffers and the one who feels compassion. In kindness there are two: the one who gives and the one who receives. But in love there is only one; the two join, unite, become inseparable. The I and the you vanish. To love means to lose oneself in the beloved."
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"True teachers are those who use themselves as bridges over which they invite their students to cross; then, having facilitated their crossing, joyfully collapse, encouraging them to create their own."
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"Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality."
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"The only thing I know is this: I am full of wounds and still standing on my feet."
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"My soul comes from better worlds and I have an incurable homesickness of the stars."
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"God changes appearances every second. Blessed is the man who can recognize him in all his disguises. One moment he is a glass of fresh water, the next, your son bouncing on your knees or an enchanting woman, or perhaps merely a morning walk."
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"You have your brush, you have your colors, you paint the paradise, then in you go."
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"In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can."
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"I said to the almond tree, 'Sister, speak to me of God.' And the almond tree blossomed."
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"A person needs a little madness, or else they never dare cut the rope and be free."
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"I was happy, I knew that. While experiencing happiness, we have difficulty in being conscious of it. Only when the happiness is past and we look back on it do we suddenly realize - sometimes with astonishment - how happy we had been."
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"The landscape affects the human psyche - the soul, the body and the innermost contemplations - like music. Every time you feel nature deeper you resonate better with her, finding new elements of balance and freedom."
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"No! No! Never acknowledge the limitations of man. Smash all boundaries! Deny whatever your eyes see. Die every moment, but say: Death does not exist.'"
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"Go as far as you can. Go further than you can!"
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"I am a weak, ephemeral creature made of mud and dream. But I feel all the powers of the universe whirling within me."
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"I felt once more how simple and frugal a thing is happiness: a glass of wine, a roast chestnut, a wretched little brazier, the sound of the sea. Nothing else."
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"The only way to save yourself is to endeavor to save others."
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