Paulo Coelho Quotes
There 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.
There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.
On your journey to your dream, be ready to face oasis and deserts. In both cases, don't stop
Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.
Our life is a constant journey, from birth to death. The landscape changes, the people change, our needs change, but the train keeps moving. Life is the train, not the station.
Don't give to anyone the power to put you down. Haters are losers pretending to be winners.
If you don't care about what people think, you already passed the first step of success.
The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.
The 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.
Useful men, who do useful things, don't mind being treated as useless. But the useless always judge themselves as being important and hide all their incompetence behind authority.
When a person really desires something, all the universe conspires to help that person to realize his dream.
What 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.
A 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.
Each morning brings a hidden blessing; a blessing which is unique to that day, and which cannot be kept or re-used. If we do not use this miracle today, it will be lost.
Freedom is not the absence of commitments, but the ability to choose - and commit myself to - what is best for me.
When 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.
If I had to give you one piece of advice it would be this: don't be intimidated by other people's opinions.
I 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.
Love 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.
close some doors today. not because of pride, incapacity or arrogance, but simply because they lead you nowhere
Most people see the world as a threatening place, and, because they do, the world turns out, indeed, to be a threatening place.
If only everyone could know and live with their inner craziness. Would the world be a worse place for it? No, people would be fairer and happier.
It 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.
Forgive but do not forget, or you will be hurt again. Forgiving changes the perspectives. Forgetting loses the lesson.
No, I'm not mistaken. I know you don't love me. But I'm going to fight for your love. There are some things in life that are worth fighting for to the end. You are worth it.
Accept 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.
So, I love you because the entire universe conspired to help me find you.
How people treat other people is a direct reflection of how they feel about themselves.
In a forest of a hundred thousand trees, no two leaves are alike. And no two journeys along the same path are alike.