Telling the truth and making someone cry is better than telling a lie and making someone smile.

Paulo Coelho

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The ability to hold two competing thoughts in one's mind and still be able to function is the mark of a superior mind.

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No matter how much light I carry within me, there will always be times of feeling lost, being confused, seeking direction. It is the way of the human heart.

There is no such thing as pure pleasure; some anxiety always goes with it.

Do not seek the truth, only cease to cherish your opinions.

Jianzhi Sengcan

Todo es fugaz. ¿Por qué preocuparse? ¿Por qué emocionarse por algo que es temporal, que pronto olvidarás? Simplemente siéntate y observa la fugacidad de todo. Verás cómo desperdicias tu energía en nimiedades. No vale la pena preocuparse por la mayoría de las cosas.

El antiguo sabio

Water is not a solid wall, it will not stop you. But water always goes where it wants to go, and nothing in the end can stand against it. Water is patient. Dripping water wears away a stone. Remember that, my child.

Margaret Atwood

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