--- title: "2 Emotional pain Quotes By Miguel Ruiz" description: "2 Emotional pain quotes by Miguel Ruiz. Plus more from Miguel Ruiz and more Emotional pain sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b3/miguel-ruiz-3193_emotional-pain_if-others-say-one-thing-but-do-another-y_2265546.jpg" --- > [“If others say one thing, but do another, you are lying to yourself if you don’t listen to their actions. But if you are truthful with yourself, you will save yourself a lot of emotional pain. Telling yourself the truth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-ruiz/if-others-say-one-thing-but-do-another-you-are-lying-to-yourself-if/) [Miguel Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-ruiz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b3/miguel-ruiz-3193_emotional-pain_if-others-say-one-thing-but-do-another-y_2265546.jpg) > [“In the track of fear we have so many conditions, expectations, and obligations that we create a lot of rules just to protect ourselves against emotional pain, when the truth is that there shouldn't be any rules. These rules affect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-ruiz/in-the-track-of-fear-we-have-so-many-conditions-expectations-and-2/) [Miguel Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-ruiz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/791/miguel-ruiz-3193_emotional-pain_in-the-track-of-fear-we-have-so-many-con_2745143.jpg) ## Other authors on Emotional pain - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-gabor-mate-36627.jpg) Gabor Maté 12 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/emotional-pain/gabor-mat/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-eckhart-tolle-31242.jpg) Eckhart Tolle 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/emotional-pain/eckhart-tolle/) - [Anne Clendening 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/emotional-pain/anne-clendening/) ## More by Miguel Ruiz > [“If you are impeccable with your word, if you don’t take anything personally, if you don’t make assumptions, if you always do your best,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-ruiz/if-you-are-impeccable-with-your-word-if-you-don-t-take-anything/) [Miguel Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-ruiz/) > [“The problem with making assumptions is that we believe they are the truth. We could swear they are real.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-ruiz/the-problem-with-making-assumptions-is-that-we-believe-they-are-the/) [Miguel Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-ruiz/) > [“Under any circumstance, always do your best, no more and no less. But keep in mind that your best is never going to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-ruiz/under-any-circumstance-always-do-your-best-no-more-and-no-less-but/) [Miguel Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-ruiz/) > [“The big difference between a warrior and a victim is that the victim represses, and the warrior refrains. Victims repress because they are afraid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-ruiz/the-big-difference-between-a-warrior-and-a-victim-is-that-the-victim/) [Miguel Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-ruiz/) > [“All of humanity is searching for truth, justice, and beauty. We are on an eternal search for the truth because we only believe in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-ruiz/all-of-humanity-is-searching-for-truth-justice-and-beauty-we-are-on/) [Miguel Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-ruiz/) > [“Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-ruiz/find-the-courage-to-ask-questions-and-to-express-what-you-really-want/) [Miguel Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-ruiz/) > [“It is very interesting how the human mind works. We have the need to justify everything, to explain and understand everything, in order to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-ruiz/it-is-very-interesting-how-the-human-mind-works-we-have-the-need-to/) [Miguel Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-ruiz/) > [“Even when a situation seems so personal, even if others insult you directly, it has nothing to do with you. What they say, what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-ruiz/even-when-a-situation-seems-so-personal-even-if-others-insult-you/) [Miguel Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-ruiz/) > [“You don’t need to worship idols of the Virgin Mary, the Christ, or the Buddha. You can if you want to; if it feels…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-ruiz/you-don-t-need-to-worship-idols-of-the-virgin-mary-the-christ-or-the/) [Miguel Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-ruiz/) > [“The warrior has awareness...we are aware that we are at war , and the war in our minds requires discipline. Not the discipline of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-ruiz/the-warrior-has-awareness-we-are-aware-that-we-are-at-war-and-the-war/) [Miguel Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-ruiz/) > [“The happiest moments in our lives are when we are playing just like children, when we are singing and dancing, when we are exploring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-ruiz/the-happiest-moments-in-our-lives-are-when-we-are-playing-just-like/) [Miguel Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-ruiz/) > [“Gossip is black magic because it spreads emotional poison, perpetuates fear, and keeps others down.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-ruiz/gossip-is-black-magic-because-it-spreads-emotional-poison-perpetuates/) [Miguel Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-ruiz/) > [“How can you ask for something you don't think you deserve?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-ruiz/how-can-you-ask-for-something-you-don-t-think-you-deserve/) [Miguel Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-ruiz/) > [“Tener fe es creer incondicionalmente.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-ruiz/tener-fe-es-creer-incondicionalmente/) [Miguel Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-ruiz/) > [“if you take action just for the sake of doing it, without expecting a reward, you will find that you enjoy every action you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-ruiz/if-you-take-action-just-for-the-sake-of-doing-it-without-expecting-a/) [Miguel Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-ruiz/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/emotional-pain/miguel-ruiz/#itemlist", "name": "2 Emotional pain Quotes By Miguel Ruiz", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“If others say one thing, but do another, you are lying to yourself if you don’t listen to their actions. 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