It was stupidity that forced us to discard anything that did not conform with ourself - reflective expectations.

All paths are the same: they lead nowhere. However, a path without a heart is never enjoyable. On the other hand, a path with heart is easy - it does not make a warrior work at liking it; it makes for a joyful journey; as long as a man follows it, he is one with it.

When one has nothing to lose, one becomes courageous. We are timid only when there is something we can still cling to.

Burn your bridges every 2 years.

Don Juan assured me that in order to accomplish the feat of making myself miserable I had to work in the most intense fashion, and that it was absurd. I had now realized I could work just the same in making myself complete and strong. "The trick is in what one emphasizes," he said. "We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same."

Life in itself is sufficient, self-explanatory and complete.

Crows are not always available to give warning.