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Beware of those who weep with realization, for they have realized nothing.
Carlos Castaneda
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Carlos Castaneda
Age: 72 †
Born: 1925
Born: December 25
Died: 1998
Died: April 27
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When one has nothing to lose, one becomes courageous. We are timid only when there is something we can still cling to.
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In a world where death is the hunter, my friend, there is no time for regrets or doubts. There is only time for decisions.
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If his spirit is distorted he should simply fix it-purge it, make it perfect-because there is no other task in our entire lives which is more worthwhile...To seek the perfection of the warrior's spirit is the only task worthy of our temporariness, our manhood.
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