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Paulo CoelhoVeronika Decides to Die

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Try to be "good", you'll be judged. Try to be yourself, you'll be criticized. Therefore, choose the second option. Evil uses the "nice good people" as...

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Forgive but do not forget, or you will be hurt again. Forgiving changes the perspectives. Forgetting loses the lesson.

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And what went wrong when other alchemists tried to make gold and were unable to do so?""They were looking only for gold his companion answered. They w...

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The battles may last for a long time, perhaps even years. There are powerful forces on both sides, and the war is important to both armies. It's not a...

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I've been in love before, it's like a narcotic. At first it brings the euphoria of complete surrender. The next day you want more. You're not addicted...

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Don’t be intimidated by other people’s opinions. Only mediocrity is sure of itself, so take risks and do what you really want to do.

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Never stop having doubts. If you ever do, it will be because you’ve stopped moving forward, and at that point, God will step in and pull the rug out f...

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I am going to sit here in the river. If you go home to sleep, I will sleep in front of your house. And if you go away, I will follow you--until you te...

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Avoid those who seek friends in order to maintain a certain social status or to open doors they would not otherwise be able to approach.

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But this payment goes well beyond my generosity," the monk responded."Don’t say that again. Life might be listening, and give you less the next time.

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But he was able to understand one thing: making a decision was only the beginning of things. When someone makes a decision, he is really diving into a...