"What is wrong with us human beings, and……" — Carlos Castaneda
"What is wrong with us human beings, and has been wrong since time immemorial, is that without ever stating it in so many words, we believe that we have entered the realm of immortality. We behave as if we are never going to die - an infantile arrogance. But even more injurious than this sense of immortality is what comes with it : the sense that we can engulf this inconcievable universe with our minds."
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Carlos Castaneda
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158 Quotes by Carlos Castaneda
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A man of knowledge lives by acting, not by thinking about acting.
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Will is what can make you succeed when your thoughts tell you that you're defeated.
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It is not a sign of arrogance for the king to rule. That is what he is there for.
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