Top 380 Miguel Ruiz Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “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.”

— Miguel Ruiz

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2. “Don’t Take Anything Personally. Nothing others do is because of you.”

— Miguel Ruiz

Featured in: Live Life Quotes, Perspective Quotes, Quotes About People, Letting Go Quotes

3. “Whatever life takes away from you, let it go.”

— Miguel Ruiz

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4. “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.”

— Miguel Ruiz

5. “You don’t need to change the world; you need to change yourself.”

— Miguel Ruiz

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

— Miguel Ruiz

7. “I am here and I’m alive. That’s enough.”

— Miguel Ruiz

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8. “The dream of life is really an illusion, and everybody lives in the reality he or she creates – a virtual reality that is only true for the one who creates it.”

— Miguel Ruiz

9. “The real us is pure love, pure light.”

— Miguel Ruiz

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10. “We only see what we want to see, and hear what we want to hear.”

— Miguel Ruiz

11. “Respect is one of the greatest expressions of love.”

— Miguel Ruiz

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12. “We make all sorts of assumptions because we don’t have the courage to ask questions.”

— Miguel Ruiz

13. “Always Do Your Best. Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret.”

— Miguel Ruiz

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14. “Be impeccable with your word. Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean.”

— Miguel Ruiz

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15. “Also, go inside and listen to your body, because your body will never lie to you. Your mind will play tricks, but the way you feel in your heart, in your guts, is the truth.”

— Miguel Ruiz

16. “Your whole life is nothing but a dream. You live in a fantasy where everything you know about yourself is only true for you. Your truth is not the truth for anyone else.”

— Miguel Ruiz

17. “The same way that you are the main character of your story, you are only a secondary character in everybody else’s story.”

— Miguel Ruiz

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18. “I change the world by changing myself. I am changing the world by loving myself, by enjoying life, by making my personal world a dream of heaven. I change myself, and just like magic, other people start to change.”

— Miguel Ruiz

19. “Be impeccable with your words.”

— Miguel Ruiz

20. “Don’t make assumptions.”

— Miguel Ruiz

21. “Whatever life takes away from you, let it go. When you surrender and let go of the past, you allow yourself to be fully alive in the moment.”

— Miguel Ruiz

22. “Your life is the manifestation of your dream; it is an art. You can change your life anytime if you aren’t enjoying the dream.”

— Miguel Ruiz

23. “The way to keep yourself from making assumptions is to ask questions.”

— Miguel Ruiz

24. “When you make it a strong habit not to take anything personally, you avoid many upsets in your life. Your anger, jealousy, and envy will disappear, and even your sadness will simply disappear if you don’t take things personally.”

— Miguel Ruiz

Featured in: Strong Quotes, Peace of Mind Quotes

25. “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.”

— Miguel Ruiz

26. “Personal importance, or taking things personally, is the maximum expression of selfishness because we make the assumption that everything is about me.”

— Miguel Ruiz

27. “Don’t take anything personally.”

— Miguel Ruiz

28. “I am made of light; I am made of stars.”

— Miguel Ruiz

29. “The only reason you are happy is because you choose to be happy. Happiness is a choice, and so is suffering.”

— Miguel Ruiz

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

— Miguel Ruiz

31. “People like to say that the conflict is between good and evil. The real conflict is between truth and lies.”

— Miguel Ruiz

32. “Awareness is always the first step.”

— Miguel Ruiz

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33. “The cells in your body are completely loyal to you; they work for you in harmony. We can even say they pray to you. You are their God. That is absolutely the truth. Now what are you going to do with this knowledge?”

— Miguel Ruiz

34. “When we really see other people as they are without taking it personally, we can never be hurt by what they say or do.”

— Miguel Ruiz

35. “Be Skeptical, but learn to listen.”

— Miguel Ruiz

36. “Forgive yourself. The supreme act of forgiveness is when you can forgive yourself for all the wounds you’ve created in your own life. Forgiveness is an act of self-love. When you forgive yourself, self-acceptance begins and self-love grows.”

— Miguel Ruiz

37. “Only the truth can set us free from the fear, the drama and the conflict of our lives.”

— Miguel Ruiz

38. “Don’t believe me, don’t believe yourself, and don’t believe anyone else.”

— Miguel Ruiz

39. “I am here to enjoy life. I am not here to suffer. I am here to be a dreamer, to be an artist, to be a seer. The mission of my life is to enjoy every single moment of my life.”

— Miguel Ruiz

40. “Being impeccable with your word is the correct use of your energy; it means to use your energy in the direction of truth and love for yourself.”

— Miguel Ruiz

41. “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.”

— Miguel Ruiz

42. “Your own body is a manifestation of God, and if you honor your body everything will change for you.”

— Miguel Ruiz

43. “But it is not what I am saying that is hurting you; it is that you have wounds that I touch by what I have said. You are hurting yourself. There is no way I can take this personally.”

— Miguel Ruiz

44. “I am the love of my life, the marriage between my mind and my body.”

— Miguel Ruiz

45. “I don’t know what I am. And it’s not important.”

— Miguel Ruiz

46. “When you speak openly and honestly, you won’t have to make assumptions. The day you stop making assumptions, you will communicate cleanly and clearly, and achieve impeccability with your word.”

— Miguel Ruiz

47. “Humans are mentally sick with a disease called fear.”

— Miguel Ruiz

48. “When you love without conditions, you, the human, and you, the God, align with the spirit of life moving through you.”

— Miguel Ruiz

49. “All of humanity is searching for truth, justice, and beauty.”

— Miguel Ruiz

50. “The human mind is like a fertile ground were seed are continually being planted. The seeds are opinions, ideas, and concepts. You plant a seed, a thought grows, and it grows. The word is like a seed and the human mind is so fertile!”

— Miguel Ruiz