If you start by promising what you don’t even have yet, you’ll lose your desire to work towards getting it.
PAULO COELHOSometimes, we are so attached to our way of life that we turn down wonderful opportunities simply because we don’t know what to do with it.
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Don’t be intimidated by other people’s opinions. Only mediocrity is sure of itself, so take risks and do what you really want to do.
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Now that she had nothing to lose, she was free.
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Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure.
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God always offers us a second chance in life.
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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.
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Sometimes, we are so attached to our way of life that we turn down wonderful opportunities simply because we don’t know what to do with it.
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Anyone who is observant, who discovers the person they have always dreamed of, knows that sexual energy comes into play before sex even takes place.
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Passion makes a person stop eating, sleeping, working, feeling at peace.
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Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worst kind of suffering.
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Don’t listen to the malicious comments of those friends who, never taking any risks themselves, can only see other people’s failures.
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Life always waits for some crisis to occur before revealing itself at its most brilliant.
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When I had nothing to lose, I had everything. When I stopped being who I am, I found myself.
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Love is an untamed force. When we try to control it, it destroys us. When we try to imprison it, it enslaves us. When we try to understand it, it leaves us feeling lost and confused.
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The moment we begin to seek love, love begins to seek us. And to save us.
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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.
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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 strongest love is the love that can demonstrate its fragility.
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Love like rain, can nourish from above, drenching couples with a soaking joy.
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It’s the simple things in life that are the most extraordinary.
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Don’t give in to your fears. If you do, you won’t be able to talk to your heart.
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Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.
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Love is not a habit, a commitment, or a debt. It isn’t what romantic songs tell us it is – love simply is.
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We are travelers on a cosmic journey, stardust, swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of infinity.
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What is a teacher? I’ll tell you: it isn’t someone who teaches something, but someone who inspires the student to give of her best in order to discover what she already knows.
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A child can teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be busy with something, and to know how to demand with all his might that which he desires
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We have to take love where we find it, even if that means hours, days, weeks of disappointment and sadness.
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