If you take your happiness and put it in someone’s hands, sooner or later, she is going to break it. If you give your happiness to someone else, she can always take it away. Then if happiness can only come from inside of you and is the result of your love, you are responsible for your happiness.

Don Miguel Ruiz The Mastery of Love: A Practical Guide to the Art of Relationship
Also known as: Miguel Ruiz, Miguel Ángel Ruiz
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About Don Miguel Ruiz

Miguel Ángel Ruiz (born August 27, 1952), more famous as Don Miguel Ruiz, is a Mexican shaman, teacher, and author, most famous for his work The Four Agreements.

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