Paulo Coelho Quotes

God is love, generosity and forgiveness; if we believe in this, we will never allow our weaknesses to paralyse us.

If we accept all that is wrong about us - and despite it, believe that we are deserving of a happy life - then we will have thrown open an immense window that will allow love to enter.

No one can hit their target with their eyes closed.

A warrior of the Light does not rely on strength alone; he makes use of his opponent's energy, too.

Every person on the face of the earth has a gift. In some this reveals itself spontaneously, others have to work to find it.

Choosing one path means abandoning others - if you try to follow every possible path you will end up following none.

I want to continue being crazy; living my life the way I dream it, and not the way the other people want it to be.

If we resist the temptation to allow other people to define who we are, then we will gradually be able to let the sun inside our own soul shine forth.

The 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.

Love transforms, Love heals. But sometimes it lays deadly traps and ends up destroying the person who decided to surrender himself completely.

Loneliness, when accepted, becomes a gift that will lead us to find a purpose in life.

Never hate jealous people. They are jealous because they think you are better than them.

Sometimes our power resides not in what we do, but in what we don't do.

To love is to lose control.

Everyone on earth has a treasure that awaits him.

We have to stop and be humble enough to understand that there is something called mystery.

Things pass, and the best we can do is to let them really go away. Getting rid of certain memories also means making some room for other memories to take their place.

The only power you have on this planet is the power of your decisions.

We need to forget what we think we are, so that we can really become what we are.

When we meet someone and fall in love, we have a sense that the whole universe is on our side. And yet if something goes wrong, there is nothing left!

Philosophy can't build bridges, but can encourage people to cross them.

We have lost contact with reality, the simplicity of life.

Those who never take risks can only see other people's failures.

Before commencing battle, the Warrior of Light opens his heart and asks God to inspire him.

Everything is allowed, except interrupting a manifestation of love.

And he never judges someone else's suffering.

Telling the truth and making someone cry is better than telling a lie and making someone smile.

Faith shows us that we are never alone. Transformation helps us to love the mystery.

When a sense of dissatisfaction persists, that means it was placed there by God for one reason only: you need to change everything and move forward.

Our task is not to leave a record of what happened on this date for those who will inherit the Earth; history will take care of that.

A life without a cause is a life without effect.

All suffering goes just as it came. So it is with the glories and tragedies of the world.

I refuse to walk faintly through life only to arrive safely at death!

Stop being yourself and become who u always wanted to be

Lovers need to know how to lose themselves and then how to find themselves again.

Before I die, I want to fight for life.

The 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.

The aim of every human being is to understand the meaning of total love.

Just as your hand has the power to hide the sun, mediocrity has the power to hide your inner light. Do not blame others for your own incompetence.

It was all a matter of control. And Choice. Nothing more, nothing less

I think the more information you can get, the better you can find information for your own purposes.

Tough times test your valor, persistence and ability to make decisions. They force you to fight for your dreams.

Courage. By beginning the journey with that word and continuing with faith in God, you will arrive wherever you need to arrive.

As soon as people decide to confront a problem, they realize that they are far more capable than they thought they were.

When in doubt, just take the next small step

Pitiful is the person who is afraid of taking risks.

The greatest gift God gave us is the power to make decisions.

On some nights, he has nowhere to sleep, on others he suffers from insomnia. "That's just how it is," thinks the warrior. "I was the one who chose to walk this path."

I think classical ballet dancers dance on pointe because they're simultaneously touching the earth and reaching up to the skies

If you can dream, you can do.