Quotes About Acceptance

abandonó la idea de ser su dueño absoluto, como pretendió en la juventud, y sólo entonces pudo abrazarla en términos de igualdad.

Lo vivido, vivido está»

Wishes and fears are illusions, Dil Bahadur, not realities. You must practice detachment.

Caminando y caminando por el mundo se irá consolando de a poco y un día, cuando ya no pueda dar un paso más de fatiga, se dará cuenta de que no se puede escapar del dolor; hay que domesticarlo, para que no moleste.

Ella se miro en los mil pedazos rotos del espejo. Su piel, iluminada por las velas, tenfa el color irreal de las figuras de cera. Miguel comenzo a acariciarla y ella vio transformarse su rostro en el caleidoscopio del espejo y acepto al fin que era la mas bella de todo el universe porque pudo verse con los ojos que la miraba Miguel.

Nat me ayudó a aceptar el hecho de que existen fuerzas más poderosas que mi voluntad, fuerzas incluso más poderosas que el amor.

I'm so old that I don't recognize myself when I look in the mirror.

The wise man desires nothing; he does not judge, he makes no plans, he keeps his mind open and his

Walking and walking across the world he will gradually find consolation, and one day, when he is too fatigued to take another step, he will realize that he cannot escape sorrow, he will have to tame it, so it doesn't harass him.

El sabio nada desea, no juzga, no hace planes, mantiene su mente abierta y su corazón en paz»

in the end they grew tired of making all these efforts to stay young and active, and gave in to the temptation of simply resting. I

At the time I had never lived with a woman, so I could hardly miss something I had not grown accustomed to

What's the worst thing about growing old?" she would ask them. They never thought about their age, was a common reply; they had once been adolescents, then they were thirty, fifty, sixty, and never gave it a thought, so why should they do so now?

Why be so attached to what we are bound to lose anyway?

especially like your autumn trees, gracefully letting their leaves fall. That is how I would like to shed my own leaves in this autumn of life, easily and elegantly.

He's a woman!" he shouted, horrified. Padre Mendoza and the others came running up, only to stand and stare, mute with amazement, at the virginal breasts of the warrior. "It's going to be much more difficult to kill him now," Padre Mendoza sighed finally.

The wise man desires nothing; he does not judge, he makes no plans, he keeps his mind open and his heart at peace.

bien calzado, bien recibido.

the Nordic concept of janteloven, which meant: Don't think you're so special—remember that the nail that sticks out is the one the hammer hits.

Quiero transformar la rabia en energía creativa y la culpa en una burlona aceptación de mis fallas; quiero barrer hacia fuera la arrogancia y la vanidad. No

No se amaba a sí mismo y tal vez por eso pensaba que no merecía el amor de los demás.

El primer paso es admitir que uno carece de control sobre su vida.

Relax, Victor. Going around in a sulk will get you nowhere. Pain is unavoidable, but suffering is optional.

Lo único que va a sanarte es el amor, siempre que le des cabida.