"Open your heart and listen to what it is telling you. Follow your dreams, because only a man who is unashamed of himself can manifest the glory of God."
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"Considering the way the world is, one happy day is almost a miracle."
"And a mistake repeated more than once is a decision."
"Love is a trap. When it appears, we see only its light, not its shadows."
"I am a very good archer. I use archery as my way of meditation. I cannot sit down and just meditate in the classical sense. I am very active. So, I use archery. I have my bow, my arrow and I use this tension and relaxation in the second after throwing the arrow. And it is my way to meditate and this is the only thing that clears my mind. When I do archery, I am totally there with my bow, my target, my arrow, and I don't think, I am communion with the universe."
"My heart is afraid that it will have to suffer, the boy told the alchemist one night as they looked up at the moonless sky. Tell your heart that the fear of suffering s worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second's encounter with God and with Eternity."
"Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dream."
"When each day is the same as the next, it’s because people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their lives every day that the sun rises."
"It isn't expectations that carry us forward, it's our desire to go on."
"Sometimes you have to travel a long way to find what is near"
"When we postpone the harvest, the fruit rots, but when we postpone our problems, they keep on growing."
"Miracles only happen if you believe in miracles."
"Sometimes, we are so attached to our way of life that we turn down wonderful opportunities simply because don't know what to do with it."
"Only two things can reveal life's great secrets: suffering and love."
"What does learning mean: accumulating knowledge or transforming your life?"
"I can choose either to be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It's all a question of how I view my life."
"In order to have faith in his own path, he does not need to prove that someone else's path is wrong."
"People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of."
"We all know fear. But passion makes us fearless."
"Love is the only thing that will save us, independent of any mistakes we may make. Love is always stronger."