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Miguel Ruiz
Ruiz argues that most people’s lives are controlled by two inner voices that give a running commentary on every move they make. The first of these is the Judge, which evaluates everything a person thinks and does, and delivers harsh criticism if the thought or behavior is imperfect according to the rules of society that a person internalizes in childhood. Since people can never act perfectly all the time, Ruiz argues, most people’s mental experiences center on the “tyranny” of the Judge, who criticizes their every move and tells them they are not good enough. Ruiz believes that adopting the “four agreements”—which are rules for how to think and act—will silence the Judge forever, meaning people will no longer feel the need to perpetually judge themselves or others and can focus their energy on other endeavors, like doing things that make them feel happy.
Judge Quotes in The Four Agreements
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Chapter 1. Domestication...
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We are so well trained that we are our own domesticator. We are an autodomesticated animal.
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The Judge decrees, and the Victim suffers the guilt and the punishment. But who says there is justice in this dream?
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Our image of perfection is the reason we reject ourselves; it is why we don’t accept ourselves the way we are, and why we don’t accept others the way they are.
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Chapter 2. The First Agreement
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When we see the world through a computer virus, it is easy to justify the cruelest behavior.
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Chapter 3. The Second Agreement
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The second agreement is don’t take anything personally.
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Chapter 5. The Fourth Agreement
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I did my best.
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Chapter 6. The Toltec Path to Freedom
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The parasite dreams through your mind and lives its life through your body. It survives on the emotions that come from fear, and thrives on drama and suffering.
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Judge Quotes in The Four Agreements
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Chapter 1. Domestication...
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We are so well trained that we are our own domesticator. We are an autodomesticated animal.
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The Judge decrees, and the Victim suffers the guilt and the punishment. But who says there is justice in this dream?
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Our image of perfection is the reason we reject ourselves; it is why we don’t accept ourselves the way we are, and why we don’t accept others the way they are.
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Chapter 2. The First Agreement
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When we see the world through a computer virus, it is easy to justify the cruelest behavior.
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Chapter 3. The Second Agreement
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The second agreement is don’t take anything personally.
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Chapter 5. The Fourth Agreement
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I did my best.
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Chapter 6. The Toltec Path to Freedom
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The parasite dreams through your mind and lives its life through your body. It survives on the emotions that come from fear, and thrives on drama and suffering.
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