The two worst strategic mistakes to make are acting prematurely and letting an opportunity slip; to avoid this, the warrior treats each situation as if it were unique and never resorts to formulae, recipes or other people's opinions.

Quote by Paulo Coelho

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We can never judge the lives of others, because each person knows only their own...

We can never judge the lives of others, because each person knows only their own...

Whenever you want to achieve something, keep your eyes open, concentrate and make sure you...

Whenever you want to achieve something, keep your eyes open, concentrate and make sure you...

When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and...

When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and...

But there is suffering in life, and there are defeats. No one can avoid them....

But there is suffering in life, and there are defeats. No one can avoid them....

Beauty is the greatest seducer of man

Beauty is the greatest seducer of man

You drown not by falling into a river, but by staying submerged in it.

You drown not by falling into a river, but by staying submerged in it.

Everything that happens once can never happen again. But everything that happens twice will surely...

Everything that happens once can never happen again. But everything that happens twice will surely...

Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worse...

Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worse...

Nothing happens by chance, my friend... No such thing as luck. A meaning behind every...

Nothing happens by chance, my friend... No such thing as luck. A meaning behind every...

Every blessing ignored becomes a curse.

Every blessing ignored becomes a curse.

Life was always a matter of waiting for the right moment to act.

Life was always a matter of waiting for the right moment to act.

'Why do we have to listen to our hearts?' 'Because, wherever your heart is, that...

'Why do we have to listen to our hearts?' 'Because, wherever your heart is, that...

But there is suffering in life, and there are defeats. No one can avoid them....

But there is suffering in life, and there are defeats. No one can avoid them....

Why do we have to listen to our hearts? Because, wherever your heart is, that...

Why do we have to listen to our hearts? Because, wherever your heart is, that...

I think that when we look for love courageously, it reveals itself, and we wind...

I think that when we look for love courageously, it reveals itself, and we wind...

Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.

Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.

You have to take risks. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when...

You have to take risks. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when...

Pitiful is the person who is afraid of taking risks. Perhaps this person will never...

Pitiful is the person who is afraid of taking risks. Perhaps this person will never...

Self-pity is easily the most destructive of the nonpharmaceutical narcotics; it is addictive, gives momentary...

Self-pity is easily the most destructive of the nonpharmaceutical narcotics; it is addictive, gives momentary...

To show pity is felt as a sign of contempt because one has clearly ceased...

To show pity is felt as a sign of contempt because one has clearly ceased...

With courage you will dare to take risks, have the strength to be compassionate, and...

With courage you will dare to take risks, have the strength to be compassionate, and...

Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the...

Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the...