Paulo Coelho Quotes
Here are some motivational quotes by Paulo Coelho you may like to read.
“ People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of. ”
“ Life was always a matter of waiting for the right moment to act. ”
“ Don’t give in to your fears. If you do, you won’t be able to talk to your heart. ”
“ Your eyes show the strength of your soul. ”
“ You drown not by falling into a river, but by staying submerged in it. ”
“ When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it. ”
“ People never learn anything by being told, they have to find out for themselves. ”
“ Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worse kind of suffering. ”
“ Don’t allow your mind to tell your heart what to do. The mind gives up easily. ”
“ You have to take risks. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen. ”
“ Everything that happens once can never happen again. But everything that happens twice will surely happen a third time. ”
“ Tears are words that need to be written. ”
“ When you are enthusiastic about what you do, you feel this positive energy. It’s very simple. ”
“ You have to take risks. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen. ”
“ Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience. ”
“ None of us knows what might happen even the next minute, yet still we go forward. Because we trust. Because we have Faith. ”
“ You drown not by falling into a river, but by staying submerged in it. ”
“ When someone leaves, it’s because someone else is about to arrive. ”
“ Everything that happens once can never happen again. But everything that happens twice will surely happen a third time. ”
“ Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dream. ”
“ You will never be able to escape from your heart. So it’s better to listen to what it has to say. ”
“ If you start by promising what you don’t even have yet, you’ll lose your desire to work towards getting it. ”
“ If someone isn’t what others want them to be, the others become angry. Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own. ”
“ No, I never saw an angel, but it is irrelevant whether I saw one or not. I feel their presence around me. ”
“ Every blessing ignored becomes a curse. ”
“ Certain things in life simply have to be experienced -and never explained. Love is such a thing. ”
“ Remember 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. ”
“ Behind the mask of ice that people wear, there beats a heart of fire. ”
“ When I had nothing to lose, I had everything. When I stopped being who I am, I found myself. ”
“ We have lost contact with reality, the simplicity of life. ”
“ Nothing in the world is ever completely wrong. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day. ”
“ Love is a trap. When it appears, we see only its light, not its shadows. ”
“ Don’t waste your time with explanations: people only hear what they want to hear. ”
“ You 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. ”
“ The wise are wise only because they love. The fool are fools only because they think they can understand love. ”
“ This 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. ”
“ Forgive but do not forget, or you will be hurt again. Forgiving changes the perspectives. Forgetting loses the lesson. ”
“ We have to stop and be humble enough to understand that there is something called mystery. ”
“ If you start by promising what you don’t even have yet, you’ll lose your desire to work towards getting it. ”
“ The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them. ”
“ Everybody has a creative potential and from the moment you can express this creative potential, you can start changing the world. ”
“ Every day I try to be in communication with the universe in an unconscious way. ”
“ Writing means sharing. It’s part of the human condition to want to share things – thoughts, ideas, opinions. ”
“ Life always waits for some crisis to occur before revealing itself at its most brilliant. ”
“ Don’t listen to the malicious comments of those friends who, never taking any risks themselves, can only see other people’s failures. ”
“ You’re always learning. The problem is, sometimes you stop and think you understand the world. This is not correct. The world is always moving. You never reach the point you can stop making an effort. ”
“ Love can consign us to hell or to paradise, but it always takes us somewhere. ”
“ Every blessing ignored becomes a curse. ”
“ When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too. ”
“ Elegance is usually confused with superficiality, fashion, lack of depth. This is a serious mistake: human beings need to have elegance in their actions and in their posture because this word is synonymous with good taste, amiability, equilibrium and harmony. ”
“ The more violent the storm, the quicker it passes. ”
“ I am not saying that love always takes you to heaven. Your life can become a nightmare. But that said, it is worth taking the risk. ”
“ 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. ”
“ People are very reluctant to talk about their private lives but then you go to the internet and they’re much more open. ”
“ We 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. ”
“ I think you can have 10,000 explanations for failure, but no good explanation for success. ”
“ No 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. ”
“ Everything is possible, from angels to demons to economists and politicians. ”
“ You should treat a muse like a fairy. ”
“ Be crazy! But learn how to be crazy without being the center of attention. Be brave enough to live different. ”
“ If I am really a part of your dream, you’ll come back one day. ”
“ 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. ”
“ Things do not always happen the way I would like them to happen, and I had better get used to that. ”
“ 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. ”
“ However happy people say they are, nobody is satisfied: we always have to be with the prettiest woman, buy a bigger house, change cars, desire what we do not have. ”
“ I believe enlightenment or revelation comes in daily life. I look for joy, the peace of action. You need action. I’d have stopped writing years ago if it were for the money. ”
“ 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. ”
“ The major religions, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, they deny somehow that God has a feminine face. However, if you go to the holy texts, you see there is this feminine presence. ”
“ Happiness is just another of the tricks that our genetic system plays on us to carry out its only role, which is the survival of the species. ”
“ Anyone who loves in the expectation of being loved in return is wasting their time. ”
“ 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. ”
“ I hate to be smart. ”
“ The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times. ”
“ Of course, to have money is just great because you can do what you think is important to you. ”
“ 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. ”
“ The strongest love is the love that can demonstrate its fragility. ”
“ Music for me, it demands full concentration. ”
“ I cry very easily. It can be a movie, a phone conversation, a sunset – tears are words waiting to be written. ”
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