...one should never turn to one's left when facing the nagual.

As long as a man feels that he is the most important thing in the world he cannot really appreciate the world around him.

A man goes to knowledge as he goes to war, wide awake, with fear, with respect, and with absolute assurance.

Challenges cannot possibly be good or bad. Challenges are simply challenges.

A warrior considers himself already dead, so there is nothing to lose. The worst has already happened to him, therefore he's clear and calm; judging him by his acts or by his words, one would never suspect that he has witnessed everything.

A warrior thinks of death when things become unclear. The idea of death is the only thing that tempers our spirit.

A warrior chooses a path with heart, any path with heart, and follows it; and then he rejoices and laughs. He knows because he sees that his life will be over altogether too soon. He sees that nothing is more important than anything else.