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It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting,
It’s the simple things in life that are the most extraordinary; only wise men are able to understand them.
Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.
“It’s this: that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what’s happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate. That’s the world’s greatest lie.”
“At that point in their lives, everything is clear and everything is possible. They are not afraid to dream, and to yearn for everything they would like to see happen to them in their lives. But, as time passes, a mysterious force begins to convince them that it will be impossible for them to realize their Personal Legend.”
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“It’s a force that appears to be negative, but actually shows you how to realize your Personal Legend. It prepares your spirit and your will, because there is one great truth on this planet: whoever you are, or whatever it is that you do, when you really want something, it’s because that desire originated in the soul of the universe. It’s your mission on earth.”
“And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”
people are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of.”
“If you start out by promising what you don’t even have yet, you’ll lose your desire to work toward getting it.”
“It’s called the principle of favorability. When you play cards the first time, you are almost sure to win. Beginner’s luck.”
‘The secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world, and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon.’”
When someone makes a decision, he is really diving into a strong current that will carry him to places he had never dreamed of when he first made the decision.
people need not fear the unknown if they are capable of achieving what they need and want.
“We are afraid of losing what we have, whether it’s our life or our possessions and property. But this fear evaporates when we understand that our life stories and the history of the world were written by the same hand.”
“When a person really desires something, all the universe conspires to help that person to realize his dream,”
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“They were seeking the treasure of their Personal Legend, without wanting actually to live out the Personal Legend.”
People are afraid to pursue their most important dreams, because they feel that they don’t deserve them, or that they’ll be unable to achieve them.
the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself.
“Every second of the search is an encounter with God,”
“Everyone on earth has a treasure that awaits him,”
Most people see the world as a threatening place, and, because they do, the world turns out, indeed, to be a threatening place.
“When you possess great treasures within you, and try to tell others of them, seldom are you believed.”
“This desert was once a sea,”
There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.”
“That’s what alchemists do. They show that, when we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too.”
“No matter what he does, every person on earth plays a central role in the history of the world. And normally he doesn’t know it.”
