Miguel Ángel Ruiz quotes

Miguel Ángel Ruiz is a Mexican author and spiritual teacher, best known for his book "The Four Agreements." His teachings combine ancient Toltec wisdom with modern insights on personal growth and happiness. He has inspired millions worldwide to pursue a path of self-awareness and transformation. Here are 37 of his quotes:

Be Impeccable With Your Word. Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.

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Don't Make Assumptions. Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life.

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Respect is one of the greatest expressions of love.

Miguel Ángel Ruiz

Every human is an artist. The dream of your life is to make beautiful art.

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Be Skeptical, but Learn to Listen.

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Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive - the risk to be alive and express what we really are.

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In every relationship there are two halves of that relationship. One half is you, and the other half is your son, your daughter, your father, your mother, your friend, your partner. Of those halves, you are only responsible for your half; you are not responsible for the other half.

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We only see what we want to see; we only hear what we want to hear. Our belief system is just like a mirror that only shows us what we believe.

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Just imagine becoming the way you used to be as a very young child, before you understood the meaning of any word, before opinions took over your mind. The real you is loving, joyful, and free. The real you is just like a flower, just like the wind, just like the ocean, just like the sun.

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Respect is one of the greatest expressions of love. If other people try to write your story, it means they don't respect you. They consider that you're not a good artist who can write your own story, even though you were born to write your own story.

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The Four Agreements 1. Be impeccable with your word. 2. Don't take anything personally. 3. Don't make assumptions. 4. Always do your best.

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There is a huge amount of freedom that comes to you when you take nothing personally.

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You don't need to change the world; you need to change yourself.

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I will no longer allow anyone to manipulate my mind and control my life in the name of love.

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There are many ways that we hurt ourselves when we don't like who we are.

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We are the same, you and I. We are images of light.

Miguel Ángel Ruiz

Humans hardly know what they want, how they want it, or when they want it.

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You can have many great ideas in your head, but what makes the difference is the action. Without action upon an idea, there will be no manifestation, no results and no reward.

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Whatever life takes away from you, let it go.

Miguel Ángel Ruiz

Doing your best is taking the action because you love it, not because you're expecting a reward.

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When we fulfill any need of the human body, it gives us pleasure. To breathe gives us much pleasure.

Miguel Ángel Ruiz

You don't need to justify your love, you don't need to explain your love, you just need to practice your love. Practice creates the master.

Miguel Ángel Ruiz