Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.
PAULO COELHOIf 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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Don’t allow your mind to tell your heart what to do. The mind gives up easily.
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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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It takes a huge effort to free yourself from memory.
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People never learn anything by being told, they have to find out for themselves.
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Tears are words that need to be written.
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There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.
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Anyone who loves in the expectation of being loved in return is wasting their time.
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Real love is composed of ecstasy and agony.
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We pretend to be strong because we are weak.
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Anyone who has lost something they thought was theirs forever finally comes to realise that nothing really belongs to them.
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Forgive but do not forget, or you will be hurt again. Forgiving changes the perspectives. Forgetting loses the lesson.
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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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To realize one’s destiny is a person’s only obligation.
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I’m not a body with a soul, I’m a soul that has a visible part called the body.
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If you start by promising what you don’t even have yet, you’ll lose your desire to work towards getting it.
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