Paulo Coelho Quotes
Man needs what's worst in him in order to achieve what's best in him.
And because of our selfishness, we will be condemned to the worst torture humankind ever invented for itself: loneliness.
In love, no one can harm anyone else; we are each responsible for our own feelings and cannot blame someone else for what we feel.
We will always meet rivals in everything we do, but the most dangerous are those we believe to be our friends.
When faced by any loss, there’s no point in trying to recover what has been, it’s best to take advantage of the large space that opens up before us and fill it with something new.
Walk firmly and with joy, without being afraid of stumbling. All your movements are being watched by your allies that will help you when necessary.
We are responsible for everything that happens in this world. We are warriors of light, and with the strength of our love and of our will we can change our destiny and that of many other people.
Go for the impossible. I always tried to find my own limits. So far I did not find them, so my universe is in constant expansion.
Do not ask yourself if your love is big enough, because love is neither big nor small, it is simply love.
The important thing is to keep the fire in your heart and be strong to overcome hard moments.
And, when you can't go back, you have to worry only about the best way of moving forward.
We always have a tendency to see those things that do not exist and to be blind to the great lessons that are right there before our eyes.
The best way to serve God is by going in search of your own dreams. Only the happy can spread happiness.
She 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.
In real life, love has to be possible. Even if it is not returned right away, love can only survive when the hope exists that you will be able to win over the person you desire.
People 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.
we are human beings, we are born full of guilt; we feel terrified when happiness becomes a real possibility.
What really matters in a pencil is not its wooden exterior, but the graphite inside. So always pay attention to what is happening inside you.
A warrior cannot lower his head - otherwise he loses sight of the horizon of his dreams.
We all live in our own world. But if you look up at the starry sky - you'll see that all the different worlds up there combine to form constellations, solar systems, galaxies.
Perfect people don't drink, don't fight, don't lie, don't make mistakes and...don't exist
The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.
Why do so many people chose to spend their whole life destroying paths they didn't even want to follow, instead of following the one path that would lead them somewhere.
Loving means being open to miracles, to victories and defeats, to everything that happens each day that was given us to walk upon the face of the Earth.
When you really want something to happen, the whole universe conspires so that your wish comes true.
Having the courage to take the steps we always wanted to take is the only way of showing that we trust in God.