Anyone who loves in the expectation of being loved in return is wasting their time.
PAULO COELHOWhy is patience so important? Because it makes us pay attention.
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In real life, love has to be possible. Even if it is not returned right away, love can only survive when the hope exists that you will be able to win over the person you desire.
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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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And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.
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It was the pure Language of the World. It required no explanation, just as the universe needs none as it travels through endless time.
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Be crazy! But learn how to be crazy without being the center of attention. Be brave enough to live different.
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Life is eternal. We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share. This is a precious moment.
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The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.
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It is always important to know when something has reached its end.
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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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The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.
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When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.
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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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My heart might be bruised, but it will recover and become capable of seeing beauty of life once more.
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Whenever you want to achieve something, keep your eyes open, concentrate and make sure you know exactly what it is you want. No one can hit their target with their eyes closed.
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Our true friends are those who are with us when the good things happen.
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Tears are words that need to be written.
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When you were in love, you were capable of learning everything and of knowing things you had never dared even to think, because love was the key to understanding all of the mysteries.
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Be crazy! But learn how to be crazy without being the center of attention. Be brave enough to live different.
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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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Don’t waste your time with explanations: people only hear what they want to hear.
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A fall from the third floor hurts as much as a fall from the hundredth. If I have to fall, may it be from a high place.
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It’s the simple things in life that are the most extraordinary.
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People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of.
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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 love someone, you must be prepared to set them free.
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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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