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> [My benefactor told me that my father and mother had lived and died just to have me, and that their own parents…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-castaneda/my-benefactor-told-me-that-my-father-and-mother-had-lived-and-died/)

[Carlos Castaneda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-castaneda/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/306/carlos-castaneda-1384_alive_my-benefactor-told-me-that-my-father-and_1273358.jpg)

> [My benefactor said that when a man embarks on the paths of sorcery he becomes aware, in a gradual manner, that ordinary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-castaneda/my-benefactor-said-that-when-a-man-embarks-on-the-paths-of-sorcery-he/)

[Carlos Castaneda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-castaneda/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e9/carlos-castaneda-1384_affair_my-benefactor-said-that-when-a-man-embar_2195112.jpg)

> [My benefactor used to say the seeds are the 'sober head' -- the only part that could fortify the heart of man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-castaneda/my-benefactor-used-to-say-the-seeds-are-the-sober-head-the-only-part/)

[Carlos Castaneda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-castaneda/)

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## Other authors on Benefactors

- [Ralph Waldo Emerson 10 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/benefactors/ralph-waldo-emerson/)

## More by Carlos Castaneda

> [A warrior, or any man for that matter, cannot possibly wish he were somewhere else; a warrior because he lives by challenge, an ordinary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-castaneda/a-warrior-or-any-man-for-that-matter-cannot-possibly-wish-he-were/)

[Carlos Castaneda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-castaneda/)

> [You see all of us go through the same doubts. We are afraid of being mad; unfortunately for us, of course, all of us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-castaneda/you-see-all-of-us-go-through-the-same-doubts-we-are-afraid-of-being/)

[Carlos Castaneda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-castaneda/)

> [Intent is what can make a man succeed when his thoughts tell him that he is defeated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-castaneda/intent-is-what-can-make-a-man-succeed-when-his-thoughts-tell-him-that/)

[Carlos Castaneda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-castaneda/)

> [The shadows in the early morning don't tell much. The shadows rest at that time. So it's useless to gaze very early in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-castaneda/the-shadows-in-the-early-morning-don-t-tell-much-the-shadows-rest-at/)

[Carlos Castaneda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-castaneda/)

> [One can say that the nagual accounts for creativity. The nagual is the only part of us that can create.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-castaneda/one-can-say-that-the-nagual-accounts-for-creativity-the-nagual-is-the/)

[Carlos Castaneda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-castaneda/)

> [Do you know at this very moment you are surrounded by eternity? And do you know that you can use that eternity if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-castaneda/do-you-know-at-this-very-moment-you-are-surrounded-by-eternity-and-do/)

[Carlos Castaneda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-castaneda/)

> [When a warrior learns to stop the internal dialogue, everything becomes possible; the most far-fetched schemes become attainable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-castaneda/when-a-warrior-learns-to-stop-the-internal-dialogue-everything/)

[Carlos Castaneda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-castaneda/)

> [Nothing in this world is a gift. Whatever must be learned must be learned the hard way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-castaneda/nothing-in-this-world-is-a-gift-whatever-must-be-learned-must-be/)

[Carlos Castaneda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-castaneda/)

> [Our normal expectations about reality are created by a social consensus. We are taught how to see and understand the world. The trick of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-castaneda/our-normal-expectations-about-reality-are-created-by-a-social/)

[Carlos Castaneda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-castaneda/)

> [Inner silence works from the moment you begin to accrue it. What the old sorcerers were after was the final dramatic, end result of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-castaneda/inner-silence-works-from-the-moment-you-begin-to-accrue-it-what-the/)

[Carlos Castaneda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-castaneda/)

> [In a world where death is the hunter, my friend, there is no time for regrets or doubts. There is only time for decisions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-castaneda/in-a-world-where-death-is-the-hunter-my-friend-there-is-no-time-for/)

[Carlos Castaneda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-castaneda/)

> [Fright is something one can never get over. When a warrior is caught in such a tight spot he would simply turn his back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-castaneda/fright-is-something-one-can-never-get-over-when-a-warrior-is-caught/)

[Carlos Castaneda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-castaneda/)

> [You're in a terrible spot. It's too late for you to retreat but too soon to act. All you can do is witness. You're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-castaneda/you-re-in-a-terrible-spot-it-s-too-late-for-you-to-retreat-but-too/)

[Carlos Castaneda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-castaneda/)

> [A hunter that is worth his salt does not catch game because he sets his traps, or because he knows the hunting routines of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-castaneda/a-hunter-that-is-worth-his-salt-does-not-catch-game-because-he-sets/)

[Carlos Castaneda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-castaneda/)

> [If you were a warrior, you would know that the worst thing one can do is confront human beings directly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-castaneda/if-you-were-a-warrior-you-would-know-that-the-worst-thing-one-can-do/)

[Carlos Castaneda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-castaneda/)

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