“Fate gives all of us three teachers, three friends, three enemies, and three great loves in our lives. But these twelve are always disguised, and we can never know which one is which until we’ve loved them, left them, or fought them.”
― Shantaram
― Shantaram
“If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.”
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“When you've understood this scripture, throw it away. If you can't understand this scripture, throw it away. I insist on your freedom.”
― The Scripture of the Golden Eternity
― The Scripture of the Golden Eternity
“There is surely nothing other than the single purpose of the present moment. A man's whole life is a succession of moment after moment. There will be nothing else to do, and nothing else to pursue. Live being true to the single purpose of the moment.”
― Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
― Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
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