Paulo Coelho
- Country : Brazil
- Profession :Brazilian lyricist and novelist and a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters since 2002.
- DOB: 1947-08-24
Paulo Coelho, born on August 24, 1947, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is a globally renowned novelist and lyricist. His remarkable journey spans various careers, from his rebellious youth as a songwriter and theater director to his life-altering pilgrimage along the Santiago de Compostela. Coelho’s breakthrough came with his 1988 novel “The Alchemist,” a philosophical work that explores the journey of self-discovery and purpose. Translated into over 80 languages, it’s one of the best-selling books in history, touching millions of lives worldwide. His diverse body of work includes numerous novels and essays, often inspired by his spiritual quest and deep interest in mysticism and esotericism. Through his writings, Coelho continues to inspire readers to follow their dreams and seek their true destinies.
Had every Athenian citizen been a Socrates, every Athenian assembly would still have been a mob.
Author: James MadisonBut how will I know who my Soulmate is? Brida felt that this was one of the most important questions she had ever asked in her life.
Author: Paulo CoelhoLove is beyond time or rather love is both time and space but all focused on one single constantly evolving point-the Aleph.
Author: Paulo CoelhoBut he was wrong. Because I had fought with my heart and defeated it long ago. I was certainly not going to become passionate about something that was impossible. I knew my limits; I knew how much suffering i could bear.
Author: Paulo CoelhoLove like rain, can nourish from above, drenching couples with a soaking joy. But sometimes under the angry heat of life, love dries on the surface and must nourish from below, tending to its roots keeping itself alive.
Author: Paulo CoelhoFairy tales had been her first experience of the magical universe, and more than once she had wondered why people ended up distancing themselves from that world, knowing the immense joy that childhood had brought to their lives.
Author: Paulo CoelhoOne can abandon one’s personal legend for a time, as long as one does not forget about it entirely and returns to it as soon as possible.
Author: Paulo CoelhoThere are two kinds of idiots – those who don’t take action because they have received a threat, and those who think they are taking action because they have issued a threat.
Author: Paulo CoelhoBut in the end all religions point to the same light. In between the light and us, sometimes there are too many rules. The light is here and there are no rules to follow this light.
Author: Paulo CoelhoLife takes us by surprise and orders us to move toward the unknown -even when we don’t want to and when we think we don’t need to.
Author: Paulo CoelhoBreak the glass, please, and free us from all these damned rules, from needing to find an explanation for everything, from doing only what others approve of.
Author: Paulo CoelhoTime heals almost everything. But when you are healed, you are too old to enjoy.
Author: Paulo CoelhoThe energy of hatred won’t get you anywhere; but the energy of forgiveness, which reveals itself through love, will transform your life in a positive way.
Author: Paulo CoelhoLaugh at your worries and insecurities. View your anxieties with humor. It will be difficult at first, but you’ll gradually get used to it.
Author: Paulo CoelhoEvery person on the face of the earth has a gift. In some this reveals itself spontaneously, others have to work to find it.
Author: Paulo CoelhoI am learning the Language of World and everything in the world is beginning to make sense to me.
Author: Paulo CoelhoThe True Lover is the one who realizes that Loyalty must go hand in hand with Freedom.
Author: Paulo CoelhoI told you that your dream was a difficult one. It’s the simple things in life that are the most extraordinary; only wise men are able to understand them.
Author: Paulo CoelhoLet go of the idea that the path will lead you to your goal. The truth is that with each step we take, we arrive. Repeat that to yourself every morning: ‘I’ve arrived.’ That way you’ll find it much easier to stay in touch with each second of your day.
Author: Paulo CoelhoGod is here, right now, at our side. We can see him in this mist, in the ground we’re walking on, even in my shoes. His angels keep watch while we sleep and help us in our work. In order to find God, you have only to look around.
Author: Paulo CoelhoWhen I had nothing more to lose, I was given everything. When I ceased to be who I am, I found myself. When I experienced humiliation and yet kept on walking, I understood that I was free to choose my destiny.
Author: Paulo CoelhoLong since, the desert wind wiped away our footprints in the sand. But at every second of my existence, I remember what happened, and you still walk in my dreams and in my reality. Thank you for having crossed my path.
Author: Paulo CoelhoBut there is suffering in life, and there are defeats. No one can avoid them. But it’s better to lose some of the battles in the struggles for your dreams than to be defeated without ever knowing what you’re fighting for.
Author: Paulo CoelhoIf I can learn to understand this language without words, I can learn to understand the world.
Author: Paulo CoelhoThis is the first teaching of the Knights: You will erase everything you had written in the book of your life up until now: restlessness, uncertainty, lies. And in the place of all this you will write the word courage.
Author: Paulo CoelhoYou are protected. But if you don’t take risks, God will retreat and become only a subject of philosophical speculation.
Author: Paulo CoelhoBut no one can lose sight of what he desires. Even if there are moments when he believes the world and the others are stronger. The secret is this: do not surrender.
Author: Paulo CoelhoDefeat ends when we launch into another battle. Failure has no end: it is a lifetime choice.
Author: Paulo CoelhoThe wise are wise only because they love. And the foolish are foolish only because they think they can understand love.
Author: Paulo CoelhoDon’t bother trying to explain your emotions. Live everything as intensely as you can and keep whatever you felt as a gift from God. The best way to destroy the bridge between the visible and invisible is by trying to explain your emotions.
Author: Paulo CoelhoAnxiety was born in the very same moment as mankind. And since we will never be able to master it, we will have to learn to live with it – just as we have learned to live with storms.
Author: Paulo CoelhoNobody plays this life with marked cards, so sometimes we win and sometimes we lose. Do not expect anything in return, do not expect your efforts to be appreciated, your genius to be discovered, your love to be understood.
Author: Paulo CoelhoI carry with me many scars, but I also carry with me moments that would not have happened if I had not dared to go beyond my limits.
Author: Paulo CoelhoBlessed are those who do not fear solitude, who are not afraid of their own company, who are not always desperately looking for something to do, something to amuse themselves with, something to judge.
Author: Paulo CoelhoEveryday God gives us the sun, and also the moment in wich have the ability to change everything that makes us unhappy. Our magic moment helps us to change and send us off in search of our dreams.
Author: Paulo CoelhoThe glory of the world is transitory, and we should not measure our lives by it, but by the choice we make to follow our personal legend, to believe in our utopias and to fight for our dreams.
Author: Paulo CoelhoBecause there is a force that wants you to realize your Personal Legend; it whets your appetite with a taste of success.
Author: Paulo CoelhoEvery human being should know two languages: the language of society and the language of signs. One serves to communicate with other people, the other serves to understand God’s messages.
Author: Paulo CoelhoWe need to forget what we think we are, so that we can really become what we are.
Author: Paulo CoelhoIt is not enough to dream of the Impossible Love – it is necessary to conquer it too.
Author: Paulo CoelhoLove is not a habit, a commitment, or a debt. It isn’t what romantic songs tell us it is – love simply is.
Author: Paulo CoelhoIt’s a good idea always to do something relaxing prior to making an important decision in your life.
Author: Paulo CoelhoReal love changes and grows with time and discovers new ways of expressing itself.
Author: Paulo CoelhoShe would consider each day a miracle – which indeed it is, when you consider the number of unexpected things that could happen in each second of our fragile existences.
Author: Paulo CoelhoThe world we live in will be either better or worse depending on whether we become better or worse.
Author: Paulo CoelhoSo you see, Good and Evil have the same face; it all depends on when they cross the path of each individual human being.
Author: Paulo CoelhoWe will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen.
Author: Paulo CoelhoLife is one long training session, in preparation for what will come. Life and death lose their meaning, there are only challenges to be met with joy and overcome with tranquility.
Author: Paulo CoelhoEverything tells me that I am about to make a wrong decision, but making mistakes is just part of life. What does the world want of me? Does it want me to take no risks, to go back to where I came from because I didn’t have the courage to say “yes” to life?
Author: Paulo CoelhoI have inside me the winds, the deserts, the oceans, the stars, and everything created in the universe. We were all made by the same hand, and we have the same soul.
Author: Paulo CoelhoI made some mistakes, but I wasn’t a coward. I lived my life and did what I had to do.
Author: Paulo CoelhoIf you must say yes, say it with an open heart. If you must say no, say it without fear.
Author: Paulo CoelhoSometimes, we are so attached to our way of life that we turn down wonderful opportunities simply because don’t know what to do with it.
Author: Paulo CoelhoChoosing one path means abandoning others – if you try to follow every possible path you will end up following none.
Author: Paulo CoelhoPast and future exist only in our memory. The present moment, though, is outside of time, it’s Eternity.
Author: Paulo CoelhoAfter all, what is happiness? Love, they tell me. But love doesn’t bring and never has brought happiness. On the contrary, it’s a constant state of anxiety, a battlefield; it’s sleepless nights, asking ourselves all the time if we’re doing the right thing. Real love is composed of ecstasy and agony.
Author: Paulo CoelhoA Warrior of Light values a child’s eyes because they are able to look at the world without bitterness. When he wants to find out if the person beside him is worthy of his trust, he tries to see him as a child would.
Author: Paulo CoelhoLove is a disease no one wants to get rid of. Those who catch it never try to get better, and those who suffer do not wish to be cured.
Author: Paulo CoelhoDon’t let yourself be weighed down by what other people think, because in a few years, in a few decades, or in a few centuries, that way of thinking will have changed. Live now what others will only live in the future.
Author: Paulo CoelhoOuter beauty is inner beauty made visible, and it manifests itself in the light that flows in our eyes.
Author: Paulo CoelhoThe world lies in the hands of those that have the courage to dream and who take the risk of living out their dreams – each according to his or her own talent.
Author: Paulo CoelhoIn order to arrive you must follow the signs. God inscribed on the world the path that each man must follow. It is just a matter of reading the inscription He wrote for you.
Author: Paulo CoelhoI want to continue being crazy; living my life the way I dream it, and not the way the other people want it to be.
Author: Paulo CoelhoIf you want to control someone, all you have to do is to make them feel afraid.
Author: Paulo CoelhoWhat really matters in a pencil is not its wooden exterior, but the graphite inside. So always pay attention to what is happening inside you.
Author: Paulo CoelhoI have seen many storms in my life. Most storms have caught me by surprise, so I had to learn very quickly to look further and understand that I am not capable of controlling the weather, to exercise the art of patience and to respect the fury of nature.
Author: Paulo CoelhoVanity of vanities, all is vanity, and there is nothing new under the sun, as Solomon said more than three thousand years ago.
Author: Paulo CoelhoI understand that everything is connected, that all roads meet, and that all rivers flow into the same sea.
Author: Paulo CoelhoI saw that everything really was written there before me, and that the doors had only been closed before because I hadn’t realized that I was the one person in the world with the authority to open them.
Author: Paulo CoelhoSimplicity is the heart of everything. If you look to the desert, apparently the desert is very simple but it’s full of life, it’s full of hidden places and the beauty is that it looks simple but it’s complex in the way that it expresses the soul of the world or God
Author: Paulo CoelhoSometimes it’s better to leave things as they are, he thought to himself, and decided to say nothing.
Author: Paulo CoelhoOpen your heart and listen to what it is telling you. Follow your dreams, because only a man who is unashamed of himself can manifest the glory of God.
Author: Paulo CoelhoToday don’t beg, don’t ask, just thank God in silence for all the blessings in your life.
Author: Paulo CoelhoDreams nourish the soul just as food nourishes the body. The pleasure of the search and of adventure feeds our dreams.
Author: Paulo CoelhoWhat interests me in life is curiosity, challenges, the good fight with its victories and defeats.
Author: Paulo CoelhoA fall from the third floor hurts as much as a fall from the hundredth. If I have to fall, may it be from a high place.
Author: Paulo CoelhoIf you start by promising what you don’t even have yet, you’ll lose your desire to work towards getting it.
Author: Paulo CoelhoThe act of discovering who we are will force us to accept that we can go further than we think.
Author: Paulo CoelhoEven if loving meant leaving, or solitude, or sorrow, love was worth every penny of its price.
Author: Paulo CoelhoIn the cycle of nature there is no such thing as victory or defeat; there is only movement.
Author: Paulo CoelhoI closed my eyes and let the music flow through me, cleansing my soul of all fear and sin and reminding me that I am always better than I think and stronger than I believe.
Author: Paulo CoelhoI am surprised how difficult for people is to say “I love you”. They only say the three magic words when they are sure they will hear “I love you too” back. C’mon! Spread the energy of love without expecting anything! Cowards are incapable of expressing love; it is the prerogative of the brave.
Author: Paulo CoelhoI am living here and now. The blessing of my life is that I am totally concentrating on the present moment. And I want to be because there is nothing but the present moment.
Author: Paulo CoelhoEnjoy the questions because they open many doors. Forget the answers because they always change.
Author: Paulo CoelhoLoneliness, when accepted, becomes a gift that will lead us to find a purpose in life.
Author: Paulo CoelhoThe best way to live a miserable life is to pay attention to what other people are saying about you.
Author: Paulo CoelhoCourage is the quality most essential to understanding the language of the world.
Author: Paulo CoelhoBe crazy! But learn how to be crazy without being the center of attention. Be brave enough to live different.
Author: Paulo CoelhoNo one ever loses anyone. We are all one soul that needs to continue growing and developing in order for the world to carry on and for us all to meet once again.
Author: Paulo CoelhoWith love, there are no rules. The heart decides and what it decides is all that really matters.
Author: Paulo CoelhoI must have no fear of failure. It was my fear of failure that first kept me from attempting the Master Work.
Author: Paulo CoelhoSaying ‘No’ does not always show a lack of generosity and that saying ‘Yes’ is not always a virtue.
Author: Paulo CoelhoPeople want to change everything and, at the same time, want it all to remain the same.
Author: Paulo CoelhoMiracles occur all around us, signs from God show us the way, angels plead to be heard, but we pay little attention to them.
Author: Paulo CoelhoYou could tell your soul mate by the light in their eyes, and since the time began, that has been how people have recognized their true love.
Author: Paulo CoelhoIf everybody loves you, something is wrong. Find at least one enemy to keep you alert.
Author: Paulo CoelhoLove is an untamed force. When we try to control it, it destroys us. When we try to imprison it, it enslaves us. When we try to understand it, it leaves us feeling lost and confused.
Author: Paulo CoelhoTough times test your valor, persistence and ability to make decisions. They force you to fight for your dreams.
Author: Paulo CoelhoI’ve learned that waiting is the most difficult bit, and I want to get used to the feeling, knowing that you’re with me, even when you’re not by my side.
Author: Paulo CoelhoYou can choose between being a victim of destiny or an adventurer who is fighting for something important.
Author: Paulo CoelhoGive yourself freedom to try out new things Don’t be so set in your ways that you can’t grow.
Author: Paulo CoelhoWhen we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change.
Author: Paulo CoelhoFace your path with courage, don’t be scared of people’s criticism. And, above all, don’t let yourself get paralyzed by your own criticism.
Author: Paulo CoelhoDon’t give to anyone the power to put you down. Haters are losers pretending to be winners.
Author: Paulo CoelhoEverything which is done in the present, affects the future by consequence, and the past by redemption.
Author: Paulo CoelhoA warrior of light knows that in the silence of his heart he will hear an order that will guide him.
Author: Paulo CoelhoIt takes a huge effort to free yourself from memory, but when you succeed, you start to realize that you’re capable of far more than you imagined.
Author: Paulo CoelhoYou can become blind by seeing each day as a similar one. Each day is a different one, each day brings a miracle of its own. It’s just a matter of paying attention to this miracle.
Author: Paulo CoelhoWe are afraid of losing what we have, whether it’s our life or our possessions and property. But this fear evaporates when we understand that our life stories and the history of the world were written by the same hand.
Author: Paulo CoelhoThe magic moment is the moment when a ‘yes’ or a ‘no’ can change our whole existence.
Author: Paulo CoelhoPeople need not fear the unknown if they are capable of achieving what they need and want.
Author: Paulo CoelhoI will never be yours, and you will never be mine; nevertheless, I can honestly say: I love you, I love you, I love you.
Author: Paulo CoelhoOn your journey to your dream, be ready to face oasis and deserts. In both cases, don’t stop.
Author: Paulo CoelhoIf you have a past with which you feel dissatisfied, then forget it, now. Imagine a new story for your life and believe in it. Focus only on the moments when you achieved what you desired, and that strength will help you to get what you want.
Author: Paulo CoelhoTreat every challenge as a lesson, every mistake you make as a blessing and move on.
Author: Paulo CoelhoEver since your goal found out that you were traveling toward it, it has been running to meet you.
Author: Paulo CoelhoI opened the window and my heart. The sun flooded my house and Love flooded my soul.
Author: Paulo CoelhoFor the Warrior of Light there is no such thing as an impossible love. He is not intimidated by silence, indifference or rejection. He knows that, behind the mask of ice that people wear, there beats a heart of fire. Without love, he is nothing.
Author: Paulo CoelhoWhen you have an intense contact of love with nature or another human being, like a spark, then you understand that there is no time and that everything is eternal.
Author: Paulo CoelhoThe Warrior of the light knows that when somebody wants something, the whole Universe conspires in their favor.
Author: Paulo CoelhoWhat makes people weak? Their need for validation and recognition, their need to feel important. Don’t get caught in this trap.
Author: Paulo CoelhoThe alchemists spent years in their laboratories, observing the fire that purified the metals. They spent so much time close to the fire that gradually they gave up the vanities of the world. They discovered that the purification of the metals had led to a purification of themselves.
Author: Paulo CoelhoWriting means sharing. It’s part of the human condition to want to share things – thoughts, ideas, opinions.
Author: Paulo CoelhoIf you think small, your world will be small. If you think big, your world will be big.
Author: Paulo CoelhoLife sometimes separates people so that they can realize how much they mean to each other.
Author: Paulo CoelhoWe never lose our loved ones. The accompany us; they don’t disappear from our lives. We are merely in different rooms.
Author: Paulo CoelhoDon’t expect to get anything back, don’t expect recognition for your efforts, don’t expect your genius to be discovered or your love to be understood. Act because you need to act.
Author: Paulo CoelhoNo matter what he does, every person on earth plays a central role in the history of the world. And normally he doesn’t know it.
Author: Paulo CoelhoWe must never stop dreaming. Dreams provide nourishment for the soul, just as a meal does for the body. Many times in our lives we see our dreams shattered and our desires frustrated, but we have to continue dreaming. If we don’t, our soul dies, and agape cannot reach it.
Author: Paulo CoelhoClosing cycles. Not because of pride, incapacity or arrogance, but simply because that no longer fits your life. Shut the door, change the record, clean the house, shake off the dust. Stop being who you were, and change into who you are.
Author: Paulo CoelhoIn a forest of a hundred thousand trees, no two leaves are alike. And no two journeys along the same path are alike.
Author: Paulo CoelhoYou must be the person you have never had the courage to be. Gradually, you will discover that you are that person, but until you can see this clearly, you must pretend and invent.
Author: Paulo CoelhoAt every moment of our lives, we all have one foot in a fairy tale and the other in the abyss.
Author: Paulo CoelhoTell your story: yes, tell your story! Give your example. Tell everyone that it’s possible, and other people will then have the courage to face their own mountains.
Author: Paulo CoelhoTrust and start walking. We are not alone in the dark, our path will unfold as we move.”
Author: Paulo CoelhoTo me, a witch is a woman that is capable of letting her intuition take hold of her actions, that communes with her environment, that isn’t afraid of facing challenges.
Author: Paulo CoelhoDon’t be intimidated by other people’s opinions. Only mediocrity is sure of itself, so take risks and do what you really want to do.
Author: Paulo CoelhoTalent is a universal gift, but it takes a lot of courage to use it. Don’t be afraid to be the best.
Author: Paulo CoelhoIf you live your life fully, you will die only once. But if you are scared, fear will kill you day after day.
Author: Paulo CoelhoI’m not a body with a soul, I’m a soul that has a visible part called the body.
Author: Paulo CoelhoWe warriors of light must be prepared to have patience in difficult times and to know that the Universe is conspiring in our favor, even though we may not understand how.
Author: Paulo CoelhoWhen each day is the same as the next, it’s because people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their lives every day that the sun rises.
Author: Paulo CoelhoGo further than you planned. Ask for the moon: you will be surprised how often you get it.
Author: Paulo CoelhoThe great victory, which appears so simple today, was the result of a series of small victories that went unnoticed.
Author: Paulo CoelhoEvery Warrior of the Light has, at least once, believed he was not a Warrior of the Light.
Author: Paulo CoelhoEveryone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.
Author: Paulo CoelhoWhen there is no turning back, then we should concern ourselves only with the best way of going forward.
Author: Paulo CoelhoThe two hardest tests on the spiritual road are the patience to wait for the right moment and the courage not to be disappointed with what we encounter.
Author: Paulo CoelhoI can control my destiny, but not my fate. Destiny means there are opportunities to turn right or left, but fate is a one-way street. I believe we all have the choice as to whether we fulfil our destiny, but our fate is sealed.
Author: Paulo CoelhoThe secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world, and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon.
Author: Paulo CoelhoWe can never judge the lives of others, because each person knows only their own pain and renunciation. It’s one thing to feel that you are on the right path, but it’s another to think that yours is the only path.
Author: Paulo CoelhoA child can teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be busy with something, and to know how to demand with all his might that which he desires.
Author: Paulo CoelhoYou deserve all the good things that happen to you. Don’t feel guilty and accept the blessings.
Author: Paulo CoelhoIt is always important to know when something has reached its end. Closing circles, shutting doors, finishing chapters, it doesn’t matter what we call it; what matters is to leave in the past those moments in life that are over.
Author: Paulo CoelhoWhen you find your path, you must not be afraid. You need to have sufficient courage to make mistakes. Disappointment, defeat, and despair are the tools God uses to show us the way.
Author: Paulo CoelhoEverything that happens once can never happen again. But everything that happens twice will surely happen a third time.
Author: Paulo CoelhoThe ship is safest when it is in port, but that’s not what ships were built for.
Author: Paulo CoelhoNever hate jealous people. They are jealous because they think you are better than them.
Author: Paulo CoelhoSeize every opportunity that life offers you because, when opportunities go, they take a long time to come back.
Author: Paulo CoelhoHow people treat other people is a direct reflection of how they feel about themselves.
Author: Paulo CoelhoChoose the mountain you want to climb: don’t pay attention to what other people say, such as “that one’s more beautiful” or “this one’s easier”. You’ll be spending lots of energy and enthusiasm to reach your objective, so you’re the only one responsible and you should be sure of what you’re doing.
Author: Paulo CoelhoWhat is success? It is being able to go to bed each night with your soul at peace.
Author: Paulo CoelhoTelling the truth and making someone cry is better than telling a lie and making someone smile.
Author: Paulo CoelhoListen to your heart. It knows all things, because it came from the Soul of the World and it will one day return there.
Author: Paulo CoelhoTeaching is only demonstrating that it is possible. Learning is making it possible for yourself.
Author: Paulo CoelhoPeople never learn anything by being told, they have to find out for themselves.
Author: Paulo CoelhoLove is just a word until someone comes along and gives it meaning. Dream is also just a word until you decide to fight for it with all your enthusiasm and commitment.
Author: Paulo CoelhoPeople are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of. It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting. And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.
Author: Paulo CoelhoDiscipline and freedom are not mutually exclusive but mutually dependent because otherwise, you’d sink into chaos.
Author: Paulo CoelhoEvery search begins with beginner’s luck. And every search ends with the victor’s being severely tested.
Author: Paulo CoelhoNever give up. When your heart becomes tired, just walk with your legs – but move on.
Author: Paulo CoelhoForgive but do not forget, or you will be hurt again. Forgiving changes the perspectives. Forgetting loses the lesson.
Author: Paulo CoelhoEven if it is only for a matter of moments, because those moments bring with them a Love so intense that it justifies the rest of our days.
Author: Paulo CoelhoThe power of storytelling is exactly this: to bridge the gaps where everything else has crumbled.
Author: Paulo CoelhoAt a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what’s happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate. That’s the world’s greatest lie.
Author: Paulo CoelhoDon’t live every day as if it were your last. Live every day as if it were your first.
Author: Paulo CoelhoThe adrenaline and stress of an adventure are better than a thousand peaceful days.
Author: Paulo CoelhoRemember your dreams and fight for them. You must know what you want from life. There is just one thing that makes your dream become impossible: the fear of failure.
Author: Paulo CoelhoThe eyes are the mirror of the soul and reflect everything that seems to be hidden; and like a mirror, they also reflect the person looking into them.
Author: Paulo CoelhoIf you don’t care about what people think, you already passed the first step of success.
Author: Paulo CoelhoI start to think that I’m losing the love I have without having yet won the love I hope to win.
Author: Paulo CoelhoLove is an unconditional commitment to an imperfect person. To love somebody isn’t just a strong feeling. It is a decision, a judgment, and a promise.
Author: Paulo CoelhoYou can achieve anything if you believe in yourself. But the opposite is also true; without strong self-belief you will not go far.
Author: Paulo CoelhoYou can’t change the wind. But you can adjust the sails to reach your destination.
Author: Paulo CoelhoIf one day I could get out of here, I would allow myself to be crazy. Everyone is indeed crazy, but the craziest are the ones who don’t know they’re crazy; they just keep repeating what others tell them to.
Author: Paulo CoelhoIf there is any possible consolation in the tragedy of losing someone we love very much, it’s the necessary hope that perhaps it was for the best.
Author: Paulo CoelhoIt’s always easy to blame others. You can spend your entire life blaming the world, but your successes or failures are entirely your own.
Author: Paulo CoelhoBorges said there are only four stories to tell: a love story between two people, a love story between three people, the struggle for power and the voyage. All of us writers rewrite these same stories ad infinitum.
Author: Paulo CoelhoThis is what we call love. When you are loved, you can do anything in creation. When you are loved, there’s no need at all to understand what’s happening, because everything happens within you.
Author: Paulo CoelhoDreaming is very pleasant as long as you are not forced to put your dreams into practice.
Author: Paulo CoelhoIf pain must come, may it come quickly. Because I have a life to live, and I need to live it in the best way possible. If he has to make a choice, may he make it now. Then I will either wait for him or forget him.
Author: Paulo CoelhoLove is only a word, until we decide to let it possess us with all its force. Love is only a word, until someone arrives to give it meaning. Don’t give up. Remember, it’s always the last key on the key ring that opens the door.
Author: Paulo CoelhoI don’t regret my painful times, i bare my scars as if they were medals. I know that freedom has a high price, as high as that of slavery; the only difference is that you pay with pleasure and a smile, even when that that smile dimmed by tears.
Author: Paulo CoelhoAlways remember the proverb: “This too shall pass.” Your negative feelings won’t last forever, there’s a light at the end of every tunnel. It might not happen today or tomorrow, but you’ll feel better eventually.
Author: Paulo CoelhoMy heart might be bruised, but it will recover and become capable of seeing beauty of life once more. It’s happened before, it will happen again, I’m sure. When someone leaves, it’s because someone else is about to arrive – I’ll find love again.
Author: Paulo CoelhoBut if you believe yourself worthy of the thing you fought so hard to get, then you become an instrument of God, you help the Soul of the World, and you understand why you are here.
Author: Paulo CoelhoAnd if I’m alone in bed, I will go to the window, look up at the sky, and feel certain that loneliness is a lie, because the Universe is there to keep me company.
Author: Paulo CoelhoYou are someone who is different, but who wants to be the same as everyone else. And that in my view is a serious illness. God chose you to be different. Why are you disappointing God with this kind of attitude?
Author: Paulo CoelhoAccept what life offers you and try to drink from every cup. All wines should be tasted; some should only be sipped, but with others, drink the whole bottle.
Author: Paulo CoelhoIntuition is really a sudden immersion of the soul into the universal current of life.
Author: Paulo CoelhoIf you want to be successful, you must respect one rule. Never lie to yourself.
Author: Paulo CoelhoIf I must be faithful to someone or something, I have, first of all, have to be faithful to myself.
Author: Paulo CoelhoCertain things in life simply have to be experienced -and never explained. Love is such a thing.
Author: Paulo CoelhoWhat is a teacher? I’ll tell you: it isn’t someone who teaches something, but someone who inspires the student to give of her best in order to discover what she already knows.
Author: Paulo CoelhoWhoever you are, or whatever it is that you do, when you really want something, it’s because that desire originated in the soul of the universe. It’s your mission on earth
Author: Paulo CoelhoThere are moments when troubles enter our lives and we can do nothing to avoid them. But they are there for a reason. Only when we have overcome them will we understand why they were there.
Author: Paulo CoelhoAll you have to do is to pay attention; lessons always arrive when you are ready, and if you can read the signs, you will learn everything you need to know in order to take the next step
Author: Paulo Coelho
Don’t give in to your fears. If you do, you won’t be able to talk to your heart.
Author: Paulo CoelhoThere is only one way to learn. It’s through action. Everything you need to know you have learned through your journey.
Author: Paulo CoelhoAnyone who loves in the expectation of being loved in return is wasting their time.
Author: Paulo CoelhoLove is not to be found in someone else, but in ourselves; we simply awaken it. But in order to do that, we need the other person. The universe only makes sense when we have someone to share our feelings with.
Author: Paulo CoelhoNo one loses anyone, because no one owns anyone. That is the true experience of freedom: having the most important thing in the world without owning it.
Author: Paulo CoelhoWhen I had nothing to lose, I had everything. When I stopped being who I am, I found myself.
Author: Paulo CoelhoIt’s only those who are persistent and willing to study things deeply, who achieve the master work.
Author: Paulo CoelhoAnd one has to understand that braveness is not the absence of fear but rather the strength to keep on going forward despite the fear.
Author: Paulo CoelhoI can choose either to be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It’s all a question of how I view my life.
Author: Paulo CoelhoAnd, when you can’t go back, you have to worry only about the best way of moving forward.
Author: Paulo CoelhoPeople are afraid to pursue their most important dreams, because they feel that they don’t deserve them, or that they’ll be unable to achieve them.
Author: Paulo CoelhoFreedom is not the absence of commitments, but the ability to choose – and commit myself to – what is best for me.
Author: Paulo CoelhoI don’t live in either my past or my future. I’m interested only in the present. If you can concentrate always on the present, you’ll be a happy man. Life will be a party for you, a grand festival, because life is the moment we’re living now
Author: Paulo CoelhoNothing in the world is ever completely wrong. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day
Author: Paulo CoelhoWhenever you want to achieve something, keep your eyes open, concentrate and make sure you know exactly what it is you want. No one can hit their target with their eyes closed.
Author: Paulo CoelhoStay mad, but behave like normal people. Run the risk of being different, but learn to do so without attracting attention.
Author: Paulo CoelhoTell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second’s encounter with God and with eternity.
Author: Paulo CoelhoWaiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worst kind of suffering.
Author: Paulo CoelhoDon’t explain. Your friends do not need it, and your enemies will not believe you.
Author: Paulo CoelhoThe simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.
Author: Paulo CoelhoLife has many ways of testing a person’s will, either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen all at once.
Author: Paulo CoelhoDon’t waste your time with explanations: people only hear what they want to hear.
Author: Paulo CoelhoSadness does not last forever when we walk in the direction of that which we always desired.
Author: Paulo CoelhoBe like the fountain that overflows, not like the cistern that merely contains.
Author: Paulo CoelhoLife always waits for some crisis to occur before revealing itself at its most brilliant
Author: Paulo CoelhoHaters are confused admirers who can’t understand why everybody else likes you.
Author: Paulo CoelhoWe always know which is the best road to follow, but we follow only the road that we have become accustomed to.
Author: Paulo CoelhoYou will never be able to escape from your heart. So it’s better to listen to what it has to say.
Author: Paulo CoelhoIt’s what you do in the present that will redeem the past and thereby change the future.
Author: Paulo CoelhoWhen we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too.
Author: Paulo Coelho