"Knowledge without transformation is not wisdom."
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"You will be loved and respected only if you love and respect yourself."
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"We are all pilgrims in search of the unknown."
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"Sadness does not last forever when we walk in the direction of that which we always desired."
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"Temptation said that we all dream of committing crimes, but that only the unbalanced make that macabre idea a reality."
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"He carefully studies the position that he intends to conquer."
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"we’re allowed to make a lot of mistakes in our lives, except the mistake that destroy us"
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"It's daylight, the sky is cloudy, and human beings believe that beyond the clouds lives an all-powerful God, guiding the fate of men. Meanwhile, look at your son, look at your feet, listen to the sounds around you: down here is the Mother, so much closer, bringing joy to children and energy to those who walk over her body. Why do people prefer to believe in something far away and forget what is there before their eyes, a true manifestation of the miracle?"
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"We have to take advantage when luck is on our side, and do as much to help it as it's doing to help us."
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"The great problem with poisoning by Bitterness was that the passions - hatred, love, despair, enthusiasm, curiosity - also ceased to manifest themselves. After a while, the embittered person felt no desire at all. They lacked the will either to live or to die, that was the problem."
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"Most experiences provoke a transformation in you. So, when you live something, live it fully because you never know when this is going to happen again and not only that, if it even happens again, it will not have the same impact."
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"I am who I was and who I will be."
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"A life is never useless. Each soul that came down to Earth is here for a reason."
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"When you are enthusiastic about what you do, you feel this positive energy. It's very simple."
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"This is what we call love. When you are loved, you can do anything in creation. When you are loved, there's no need at all to understand what's happening, because everything happens within you."
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"The secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world, and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon."
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"I opened the window and my heart. The sun flooded my house and Love flooded my soul."
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"When I had my sheep, I was happy, and I made those around me happy. People saw me coming and welcomed me, he thought. But now I'm sad and alone. I'm going to become bitter and distrustful of people because one person betrayed me. I'm going to hate those who have found their treasure because I never found mine. And I'm going to hold on to what little I have, because I'm too insignificant to conquer the world."
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"The universe only makes sense when we have someone to share our feelings with."
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"When we are high up, everything looks very small. Our glories and our sadnesses cease to be important. We have left whatever we won or lost down below. From the top of a mountain you can see how large the world is and how wide the horizon."
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