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50 quotes
Brazilian lyricist and novelist
“I saw that she didn't want to answer that question and so I asked again: when mouths close it's because there's something important to be said.”
"It's now what enters men's mouths that's evil. It's what comes out of their mouths that is."
on Truth
"The spiritual path can only be traveled through the daily experience of love."
on Love
"The secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world, and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon."
on Happiness
"I am talking to you, but the moment I am talking to you, the universe is being created and destroyed."
on Philosophy
"Everything that happens once can never happen again. But everything that happens twice will surely happen a third time"
on Life
"Dont try to be useful. Try to be yourself; that is enough, and that makes all the difference."
"Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worse kind of suffering."
"Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure."
"Profound desire, true desire is the desire to be close to someone."
"It isn'y explanations that carry us forward, it's our desire to go on."
on Inspirational
"And to those who believe that adventures are i say try routine: it kills you far more quickly."
"The adrenaline and stress of an adventure are better than a thousand peaceful days."
"And when I think about it, I guess it is true that people always arrive at the right moment at the place where someone awaits them"
"If evil exists its to be found in our fears."
on Fear
"Do something instead of killing time. Because time is killing you."
on Time
"People never learn anything by being told, they have to find out for themselves."
on Wisdom
"The world is being created and destroyed in this very moment."
"When you are loved, you can do anything in creation."
"Don’t close your eyes to the Universe and then complain: ‘It’s dark."
"Well, then, why should I listen to my heart?""Because you will never again be able to keep it quiet."
