Don Miguel Ruiz
Mexican author and Toltec spiritual teacher whose 1997 book The Four Agreements has sold more than ten million copies and remained on the New York Times bestseller list for over a decade. Born in 1952 to a curandera mother in rural Mexico, trained as a surgeon, and shaped by a near-death experience in his late twenties that led him to study with his mother in the Toltec lineage of his ancestors, he has spent four decades simplifying ancient Toltec wisdom for a global audience. His four agreements — be impeccable with your word, don't take anything personally, don't make assumptions, always do your best — have become some of the most-quoted lines in modern self-help and spiritual literature.
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Quotes by Don Miguel Ruiz
105 quotes“Be a warrior. A warrior takes responsibility for his actions.”
“Whatever life takes away from you, let it go.”
“Real love is born from real freedom.”
“You are the way you are because you are exactly the way you are.”
“There is no need to compare yourself to others.”
“Spiritual evolution is the awakening of the divine within.”
“Love is what we are made of.”
“To be authentic is to be in love with the truth.”
“You can choose to suffer or you can choose to be happy.”
“The greatest mitote in the human mind is what you say to yourself.”
“What you focus on, you become.”
“You don't need to fight any battles. You just need to live in love.”
“To live with love is the greatest art.”
“Don't believe yourself. Don't believe anyone else. Use the power of doubt.”
“Be skeptical, but learn to listen.”
“You don't have to fix anybody. You just have to love them.”
“Tell yourself a story of love.”
“Drop the need to be right. Embrace the joy of being free.”
“Words are just words. Truth is what you live.”
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