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He uses common sense to judge not the intentions of an action but its consequences.

Paulo Coelho

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Paulo Coelho
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: August 24
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Don't think about what you've left behind. If what one finds is made of pure matter, it will never spoil. And one can always come back. If what you had found was only a moment of light, like the explosion of a star, you would find nothing on your return.
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Moving slowly enables us to learn faster.
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If pain must come, may it come quickly. Because I have a life to live, and I need to live it in the best way possible. If he has to make a choice, may he make it now. Then I will either wait for him or forget him.
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If you pay attention to the present, you can improve upon it
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I don’t live in either my past or my future. I’m interested only in the present. If you can concentrate always on the present, you’ll be a happy man. Life will be a party for you, a grand festival, because life is the moment we’re living now.
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When I asked you if you wanted to, I was not testing your courage. I was testing your wisdom.
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