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“The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.”
― The Alchemist
― The Alchemist
“The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.”
― The Alchemist
― The Alchemist
“There are moments when troubles enter our lives and we can do nothing to avoid them.
But they are there for a reason. Only when we have overcome them will we understand why they were there.”
― The Fifth Mountain: From the Bestselling Author of The Alchemist
But they are there for a reason. Only when we have overcome them will we understand why they were there.”
― The Fifth Mountain: From the Bestselling Author of The Alchemist
“Learn from the mistakes of others. You can never live long enough to make them all yourself.”
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“By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.”
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