Four Agreements Quotes

• You don't need to change the world; you need to change yourself.

  Miguel Angel Ruiz

  Inspirational, Life, Growth

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• Humans punish themselves endlessly for not being what they believe they should be. They become very self-abusive, and they use other people to abuse themselves as well.

  Miguel Angel Ruiz

  Believe, Self, People

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• The problem with assumptions is that we believe they are the truth.

  Miguel Angel Ruiz

  Being Happy, Truth, Believe

  "The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom". Book by Don Miguel Ruiz, 1997.

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• If someone is not treating you with love and respect, it is a gift if they walk away from you. If that person doesn't walk away, you will surely endure many years of suffering with him or her. Walking away may hurt for a while, but your heart will eventually heal. Then you can choose what you really want. You will find that you don't need to trust others as much as you need to trust yourself to make the right choices.

  Miguel Angel Ruiz

  Letting Go, Hurt, Heart

  "The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom". Book by Don Miguel Ruiz and Janet Mills, books.google.ru. January 18, 2010.

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• We make all sorts of assumptions because we don't have the courage to ask questions.

  Miguel Angel Ruiz

  Assumption, Asks

  "The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom". Book by Miguel Angel Ruiz, 1997.

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• We don't need to justify love; it is there or not there. Real love is accepting other people the way they are without trying to change them.

  Miguel Angel Ruiz

  Real, Love Is, People

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• But it is not what I am saying that is hurting you; it is that you have wounds that I touch by what I have said. You are hurting yourself. There is no way I can take this personally.

  Miguel Angel Ruiz

  Hurt, Way, Said

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• It is when we lose control that we repress the emotions, not when we are in control.

  Miguel Angel Ruiz

  Emotion, Loses

  Interview with Dirk Terpstra, vividlife.me. March 14, 2014.

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• PERSONAL IMPORTANCE or taking things personally, is an expression of SELFISHNESS because we make the assumption that everything is about ME!! NOTHING PEOPLE DO IS BECAUSE OF YOU!! IT'S BECAUSE OF THEMSELVES!!

  Miguel

  Expression, People, Selfishness

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• Always Do Your Best. Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret.

  Miguel Angel Ruiz

  Inspirational, Regret, Self Esteem

  "The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom". Book by Miguel Angel Ruiz, 1997.

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• DON'T TAKE ANYTHING PERSONALLY. NOTHINGS OTHERS DO IS BECAUSE OF YOU. WHAT OTHERS SAY AND DO IS A PROJECTION OF THEIR OWN REALITY, THEIR OWN DREAM. WHEN YOU ARE IMMUNE TO THE OPINIONS OF OTHERS, YOU WON'T BE THE VICTIM OF NEEDLESS SUFFERING.

  Miguel Angel Ruiz

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Dream

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• Personal importance, or taking things personally, is the maximum expression of selfishness because we make the assumption that everything is about me.

  Miguel Angel Ruiz

  Expression, Ego, Selfishness

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• What you will see is love coming out of the trees, love coming out of the sky, love coming out of the light. You will perceive love from everything around you. This is the state of bliss.

  Miguel Angel Ruiz

  Light, Sky, Tree

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• If others tell us something we make assumptions, and if they don't tell us something we make assumptions to fulfill our need to know and to replace the need to communicate. Even if we hear something and we don't understand we make assumptions about what it means and then believe the assumptions. We make all sorts of assumptions because we don't have the courage to ask questions.

  Miguel Angel Ruiz

  Believe, Mean, Needs

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• God is life. God is life in action. The best way to say, "I love you, God," is to live your life doing your best. The best way to say, "Thank you, God," is by letting go of the past and living in the present moment, right here and now. Whatever life takes away from you, let it go. When you surrender and let go of the past, you allow yourself to be fully alive in the moment. Letting go of the past means you can enjoy the dream that is happening right now.

  Miguel Angel Ruiz

  God, Letting Go, Dream

  "The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom". Book by Don Miguel Ruiz, 1997.

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• When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won't be the victim of needless suffering.

  Miguel Angel Ruiz

  Suffering Of Others, Personal Opinions, Development

  "The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book)". Book by Miguel Angel Ruiz, 1997.

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• Don't take anything personally. Nothing others do is because of you.

  Miguel Angel Ruiz

  Motivational, Karma, Agreement

  "The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom". Book by Don Miguel Ruiz, 1997.

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• Don't make assumptions. Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want.

  Miguel Angel Ruiz

  Sadness, Agreement, Want

  "The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book)". Book by Miguel Angel Ruiz, 1997.

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• Ninety-five percent of the beliefs we have stored in our minds are nothing but lies, and we suffer because we believe all these lies.

  Miguel Angel Ruiz

  Life, Lying, Believe

  "What Oprah Winfrey Can Teach Us About Living Well" by Lindsay Holmes, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 29, 2014.

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• I will no longer allow anyone to manipulate my mind and control my life in the name of love.

  Miguel Angel Ruiz

  Names, Mind, Manipulate

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• Whatever happens around you, don't take it personally... Nothing other people do is because of you. It is because of themselves.

  Miguel Angel Ruiz

  Inspirational, Karma, Positivity

  "3 Things That Happen to Your Life When You Stop Taking Things Personally" by Tara-Nicholle Nelson, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 8, 2016.

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• Don't Make Assumptions. Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life.

  Miguel Angel Ruiz

  Inspirational, Courage, Drama

  "The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom". Book by Don Miguel Ruiz, 1997.

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• Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret.

  Miguel Angel Ruiz

  Regret, Self, Agreement

  "The Four Agreements". Book by Don Miguel Ruiz, 1997.

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• If you live in a past dream, you don't enjoy what is happening right now because you will always wish it to be different than it is. There is no time to miss anyone or anything because you are alive. Not enjoying what is happening right now is living in the past and being only half alive. This leads to self pity, suffering and tears.

  Miguel Angel Ruiz

  Dream, Past, Self

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• Be Impeccable With Your Word. Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.

  Miguel Angel Ruiz

  Love, Inspirational, Encouragement

  "The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom". Book by Miguel Angel Ruiz, 1997.

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