Quotes about Paulo coelho

There is one great truth on this planet: whoever 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.

Every human being has a personal legend to be fulfilled, and this is our reason for being in the world. This personal legend manifests itself in our enthusiasm for the task.

The old shepherd was right: The only solution was to forget a part of uncertainty and create a new history for oneself.

Fear reaches only to the point where the unavoidable begins; from there on, it loses its meaning. And all we have left is the hope that we are making the right decision.

… but the greatest wisdom is blinded by the glare of vanity.

His [Elijah] heart was beginning to give signs of alarm; he was enjoying being at this woman's side. Love could be a more frightening experience than standing before Ahab's soldier with an arrow aimed at his heart; if the arrow had struck him, he would be dead –and the rest was up to God. But if love struck him, he alone would have to take responsibility for the consequences.

… of all the weapons of destruction that man could invent, the most terrible –and the most powerful –was the word. Daggers and spears left traces of blood; arrows could be seen at a distance. Poisons were detected in the end and avoided… but the word managed to destroy without leaving clues.

Every man hath the right to doubt his task, and to forsake it from time to time; but what he must not do is forget it. Whoever doubteth not himself is unworthy –for in his unquestioning belief in his ability, he commiteth the sin of pride. Blessed are they who go through moments of indecision.

That is a question we cannot answer before, or even during, the trials. Only when we have overcome them do we understand why they were there.

What reason?

Everything will happen as was written by the Lord," replied the prophet. "There are moments when tribulations occur in our lives, and we cannot avoid them. But they are there for some reason.

A child can always 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.

Suffering has no strength to wound a weary body.

This was freedom: to feel what the hear desired, with no thought to the opinion of the rest.

The brave are always stubborn

Courage is fear that prays.

The best way to know and destroy an enemy is to pretend to become his friend.

If you're a nobody, if ur work has no impact, then it deserves to be praised. If, however, u climb out of that state of mediocrity and are a success, then ur defying 'the law' and deserve to be punished.

-We must play music quietly, talk quietly, weep in private, because I am the all-powerful Zahir, who lays down the rules and determines the distance between railway tracks, the meaning of success, the best way to love, the importance of rewards.

...suffering occurs when we want other people to love us in the way we imagine we want to be loved, and not in the way that love should manifest itself - free and untrammeled, guiding us with its force and driving us on.

-We must have a university degree even if we never get a job in the area of knowledge we were forced to study.

-We must study things we will never use, but which someone told us were important to know.

-We must never make our parents sad, even if this means giving up everything that makes us happy..

-Our children must follow in our footsteps; after all, we are older and know about the world.

-We must dress according to the dictates of fashion, make love whether we feel like it or not, kill in the name of our country, wish time away so that retirement comes more quickly, elect politicians, complain about the cost of living, change our hairstyle, criticize anyone who's different, go to a religious service and beg forgiveness for our sins and puff ourselves up with pride because we know the truth and despise the other tribe who worships a false god.

-We must eat three meals a day, even if we're not hungry, and when we fail to fit the current ideal of beauty we must fast, even if we're starving.

-If u behave differently, u will be expelled from the tribe because u can infect others and destroy something that was extremely difficult to organize in the first place.

-Never make a fuss-it might attract the attention of an enemy tribe.

-What other people think is more important than what we feel.

-We must at all costs avoid saying no because people prefer those who say yes, and this allows us to survive in hostile territory.