"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.” ~Paulo Coelho
"A happy man is a man who carries man within him. And happiness can be found in a simple grain of desert sand." ~Paulo Coelho
“After all, what is happiness? Love, they tell me. But love doesn't bring and never has brought happiness. On the contrary, it's a constant state of anxiety, a battlefield; it's sleepless nights, asking ourselves all the time if we're doing the right thing. Real love is composed of ecstasy and agony.” ~Paulo Coelho, The Witch Of Portobello
"All life battles teach us something, even those we lose." ~Paulo Coelho
“All women have a perception much more developed than men. So all women somehow, being repressed for so many millennia, they ended up by developing this sixth sense and contemplation and love. And this is something that we have a hard time to accept as part of our society.” ~Paulo Coelho
"Always stay on the bridge between the invisible and the visible." ~Paulo Coelho
“And one has to understand that braveness is not the absence of fear but rather the strength to keep going forward despite the fear.” ~Paulo Coelho
"And (that) no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of it's dreams." ~The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho
"And the day will come when those difficult moments are merely stories to be told." ~Paulo Coelho
"And, when you can't go back, you have to worry only about the best way of moving forward." ~Paulo Coelho
"And (that) no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of it's dreams." ~The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho
"And the day will come when those difficult moments are merely stories to be told." ~Paulo Coelho
"And, when you can't go back, you have to worry only about the best way of moving forward." ~Paulo Coelho
"Anyone who loves in the expectation of being loved in return is wasting their time." ~Paulo Coelho
"Anyone who loves must know how to love themselves and find themselves again." ~Paulo Coelho
"Avoiding problems you need to face … is avoiding the life you need to live." ~Paulo Coelho
"Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience." ~Paulo Coelho
"Before a new chapter is begun, the old one has to be finished: tell yourself that what has passed will never come back. Remember that there was a time when you could live without that thing or that person – nothing is irreplaceable, a habit is not a need." ~Paulo Coelho
“Behind the mask of ice that people wear, there beats a heart of fire.” ~Paolo Coelho, Warrior of the Light
"Blessed are those who do not fear solitude, who are not afraid of their own company, who are not always desperately looking for something to do, something to amuse themselves with, something to judge. If you are never alone, you cannot know yourself.
And if you do not know yourself, you will begin to fear the void." ~Paulo Coelho, "Manuscript found in Accra"
"By risking failure, disappointment, disillusion, but never ceasing in you search for Love. As long as you keep looking, you will triumph in the end." ~Coelho
"Close some doors today. Not because of pride, incapacity or ignorance, but simply because they lead you nowhere." ~Paulo Coelho
"Collect moments. Not things." ~Paulo Coelho
“Culture makes people understand each other better. And if they understand each other better in their soul, it is easier to overcome the economic and political barriers. But first they have to understand that their neighbor is, in the end, just like them, with the same problems, the same questions.” ~Paulo Coelho
"Don't allow anyone to steal your joy." ~Paulo Coelho
"Don't allow society to transform you into someone you are not. If you are not following your dream, stop!" ~Paulo Coelho
"Don't allow your wounds to transform you into someone you are not." ~Paulo Coelho
"Don't be afraid to be different." ~Paulo Coelho
"Anyone who loves must know how to love themselves and find themselves again." ~Paulo Coelho
"Avoiding problems you need to face … is avoiding the life you need to live." ~Paulo Coelho
"Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience." ~Paulo Coelho
"Before a new chapter is begun, the old one has to be finished: tell yourself that what has passed will never come back. Remember that there was a time when you could live without that thing or that person – nothing is irreplaceable, a habit is not a need." ~Paulo Coelho
“Behind the mask of ice that people wear, there beats a heart of fire.” ~Paolo Coelho, Warrior of the Light
"Blessed are those who do not fear solitude, who are not afraid of their own company, who are not always desperately looking for something to do, something to amuse themselves with, something to judge. If you are never alone, you cannot know yourself.
And if you do not know yourself, you will begin to fear the void." ~Paulo Coelho, "Manuscript found in Accra"
"By risking failure, disappointment, disillusion, but never ceasing in you search for Love. As long as you keep looking, you will triumph in the end." ~Coelho
"Close some doors today. Not because of pride, incapacity or ignorance, but simply because they lead you nowhere." ~Paulo Coelho
"Collect moments. Not things." ~Paulo Coelho
“Culture makes people understand each other better. And if they understand each other better in their soul, it is easier to overcome the economic and political barriers. But first they have to understand that their neighbor is, in the end, just like them, with the same problems, the same questions.” ~Paulo Coelho
"Don't allow anyone to steal your joy." ~Paulo Coelho
"Don't allow society to transform you into someone you are not. If you are not following your dream, stop!" ~Paulo Coelho
"Don't allow your wounds to transform you into someone you are not." ~Paulo Coelho
"Don't be afraid to be different." ~Paulo Coelho
"Don’t forget: Beautiful sunsets need cloudy skies…” ~Paulo Coelho
"Don’t give in to your fears. If you do you won’t be able to talk to your heart." ~Paulo Coelho
"Don't give up. Normally it is the last key on the ring which opens the door." ~Paulo Coelho
"Don't let yourself be weighed down by what other people think, because in a few years, in a few decades, or in a few centuries, that way of thinking will have changed. Live now what others will only live in the future." ~Paulo Coelho
"Don't place your dreams in the hands of those who can destroy them." ~Paulo Coelho
"Don't think there are no beasts just because the forest is silent." ~Paulo Coelho
"Don't waste your time with explanations: People only hear what they want to hear." ~Paulo Coelho
"Don’t give in to your fears. If you do you won’t be able to talk to your heart." ~Paulo Coelho
"Don't give up. Normally it is the last key on the ring which opens the door." ~Paulo Coelho
"Don't let yourself be weighed down by what other people think, because in a few years, in a few decades, or in a few centuries, that way of thinking will have changed. Live now what others will only live in the future." ~Paulo Coelho
"Don't place your dreams in the hands of those who can destroy them." ~Paulo Coelho
"Don't think there are no beasts just because the forest is silent." ~Paulo Coelho
"Don't waste your time with explanations: People only hear what they want to hear." ~Paulo Coelho
"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." ~Paul Coelho
"Either by having nothing happen at all, or by having everything happen at once." ~Paul Coelho
"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" ~Paulo Coelho
"Enthusiasm is the force that leads us to the final victory." ~Paulo Coelho
"Every person on the face of the earth has a gift. In some this reveals itself spontaneously, others have to work to find it." ~Paulo Coelho
"Everything on earth is being continuously transformed, because the earth is alive … and it has a soul." ~Paulo Coelho
"Everything tells me that I am about to make a wrong decision, but making mistakes is just part of life. What does the world want of me? Does it want me to take no risks, to go back to where I came from because I didn't have the courage to say "yes" to life?" ~Paulo Coelho
"Faith shows us that we are never alone. Transformation helps us to love the mystery." ~Paulo Coelho
"Fight for your dreams and your dreams will fight for you." ~Paulo Coelho
"For the warrior, there is no "better" or "worse"; everyone has the necessary gifts for his particular path." ~Paulo Coelho
“Freedom is not the absence of commitments, but the ability to choose—and commit myself to—what is best for me.” ~Paulo Coelho
"Friendship isn't a big thing. It's a million little things." ~Paulo Coelho
"Get fun without drink.
Talk without cellphone.
Dream without drugs.
Smile without selfies.
Love without conditions."
~Paulo Coelho
"Either by having nothing happen at all, or by having everything happen at once." ~Paul Coelho
"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" ~Paulo Coelho
"Enthusiasm is the force that leads us to the final victory." ~Paulo Coelho
"Every person on the face of the earth has a gift. In some this reveals itself spontaneously, others have to work to find it." ~Paulo Coelho
“Everyone believes the world's greatest lie..." says the mysterious old man."Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own." ~Paulo Coelho , The Alchemist
"What is the world's greatest lie?" the little boy asks.
The old man replies, "It's this:
that at a certain point in our lives,
we lose control of what's happening to us,
and our lives become controlled by fate.
That's the world's greatest lie.”
~Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
"Everything on earth is being continuously transformed, because the earth is alive … and it has a soul." ~Paulo Coelho
"Everything tells me that I am about to make a wrong decision, but making mistakes is just part of life. What does the world want of me? Does it want me to take no risks, to go back to where I came from because I didn't have the courage to say "yes" to life?" ~Paulo Coelho
"Faith shows us that we are never alone. Transformation helps us to love the mystery." ~Paulo Coelho
"Fight for your dreams and your dreams will fight for you." ~Paulo Coelho
"For the warrior, there is no "better" or "worse"; everyone has the necessary gifts for his particular path." ~Paulo Coelho
“Freedom is not the absence of commitments, but the ability to choose—and commit myself to—what is best for me.” ~Paulo Coelho
"Friendship isn't a big thing. It's a million little things." ~Paulo Coelho
"Get fun without drink.
Talk without cellphone.
Dream without drugs.
Smile without selfies.
Love without conditions."
~Paulo Coelho
"God is the same, even though He has a thousand names; it is up to us to select a name for Him." ~Paulo Coelho
"Haters are confused admirers who can't understand why everybody else likes you." ~Paulo Coelho
"Humans can withstand a week without water, two weeks without food, many years of homelessness, but not loneliness. It is the worst of all tortures, the worst of all sufferings." ~Paulo Coelho
"I am two women: one wants to have all the joy, passion and adventure that life can give me. The other wants to be a slave to routine, to family life, to the things that can be planned and achieved. I'm a housewife and a prostitute, both of us living in the same body and doing battle with each other." ~Paulo Coelho
"I bear many scars, but I also carry with me moments that would not have happened if I had not dared to go beyond my limits." ~Paulo Coelho
"I can choose either to be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It's all a question of how I view my life." ~Paulo Coelho
"I don't regret my painful times, I bare my scars as if they were medals. I know that freedom has a high price." ~Paulo Coelho
"I’ve learned that waiting is the most difficult bit, and I want to get used to the feeling, knowing that you’re with me, even when you’re not by my side." ~Paulo Coelho
"Haters are confused admirers who can't understand why everybody else likes you." ~Paulo Coelho
"Humans can withstand a week without water, two weeks without food, many years of homelessness, but not loneliness. It is the worst of all tortures, the worst of all sufferings." ~Paulo Coelho
"I am two women: one wants to have all the joy, passion and adventure that life can give me. The other wants to be a slave to routine, to family life, to the things that can be planned and achieved. I'm a housewife and a prostitute, both of us living in the same body and doing battle with each other." ~Paulo Coelho
"I bear many scars, but I also carry with me moments that would not have happened if I had not dared to go beyond my limits." ~Paulo Coelho
"I can choose either to be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It's all a question of how I view my life." ~Paulo Coelho
"I don't regret my painful times, I bare my scars as if they were medals. I know that freedom has a high price." ~Paulo Coelho
"I’ve learned that waiting is the most difficult bit, and I want to get used to the feeling, knowing that you’re with me, even when you’re not by my side." ~Paulo Coelho
Iloilo City
11 December 2019
(Meet Up and Bonding with my family)
"I learned long ago that in order to heal my wounds, I must have the courage to face up with them." ~Paulo Coelho
"I never give up on the things that make me happy. It is not selfishness, it's 'la joie de vivre'!" ~Paulo Coelho
"I thank all those who laughed at my dreams; you taught me to grow and to fight for what I consider important." ~Paulo Coelho
"I think that perhaps we always fall in love the very first time we see the man of our dreams, even though, at the time, reason may be telling otherwise, and we may fight against that instinct, hoping against hope that we won't win, until there comes a point when we allow ourselves to be vanquished by our feelings..."~Paulo Coelho
"I understand that everything is connected, that all roads meet, and that all rivers flow into the same sea." ~Paulo Coelho
"I want to continue being crazy; living my life the way I dreamt it, and not the way other people want it to be." ~Paulo Coelho
"I write to empty my mind and to fill my heart. (Escribo para vaciar mi mente y llenar mi corazón.)" ~Paulo Coelho
"If everybody loves you, something is wrong. Nobody can please everybody." ~Paulo Coelho
"If it costs you your peace, it is too expensive." ~Paulo Coelho
"If someone hurts you, reacts. Forgiveness comes afterwards." ~Paulo Coelho
"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.” ~Paulo Coelho
"If we don't know where to go, no wind is favourable." ~Paulo Coelho
"If we want to change the world, we have to go back to a time when warriors would gather around a fire and tell stories." ~Paulo Coelho
"If you're brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello." ~Paulo Coelho
"If you don't care about what people think, you already passed the first step of success." ~Paulo Coelho
"If you have work instead of a job, everyday is holiday." ~Paulo Coelho
"If you love someone you must be prepared to set them free." ~Paulo Coelho
"If you must say yes, say it with an open heart. If you must say no, say it without fear." ~Paulo Coelho
"If you only walk on sunny days you'll never reach your destination." ~Paulo Coelho
"If you think that adventure is dangerous, try routine, it's lethal." ~Paulo Coelho
"If you want to be successful, you must respect one rule: Never lie to yourself." ~Paulo Coelho
"Important encounters are planned by the souls long before the bodies see each other." ~Paulo Coelho
"In dire times you can lose joy, but you can't lose hope. Hope is your guide." ~Paulo Coelho
"In solitude, they will discover the love that might otherwise arrive unnoticed. In solitude, they will understand and respect the love that left them. In solitude, they will be able to decide whether it is worth asking that lost love to come back or if they should simply let it go and set off along a new path. In solitude, they will learn that saying ‘No’ does not always show a lack of generosity and that saying ‘Yes’ is not always a virtue." ~Paulo Coelho
"It is always important to know when something has reached its end. Closing circles, shutting doors, finishing chapters, it doesn't matter what we call it. What matters is to leave in the past those moments in life that are over." ~Paulo Coelho
"It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all." ~Paulo Coelho
"It is not a sin to be happy, it is not a virtue to be miserable." ~Paulo Coelho
"It is not a virtue to suffer. It is not a sin to be happy." ~Paulo Coelho
"It's not always enough to be forgiven by someone, in most cases we have to forgive ourselves first." ~Paulo Coelho
"It is part of the human nature always to judge others very severely and, when the wind turns against us, always to find an excuse for our own misdeeds, or to blame someone else for our mistakes." ~Paulo Coelho
"It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting." ~Paulo Coelho
"It's the simple things in life that are the most extraordinary; only wise men are able to understand them." ~Paulo Coelho
"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 have imagined. Visit your soul; don’t visit your past." ~Paulo Coelho
"Joy is sometimes a blessing, but it is often a conquest. If we acccept that every day brings a magic moment where you can change everything, this moment will help us to change and sends us off in search of our dreams. Yes, we are going to suffer, we will have difficult times, and we will experience many disappointments — but all of this is transitory it leaves no permanent mark. And one day we will look back with pride and faith at the journey we have taken." ~Paulo Coelho
"Learn, but always learn with other people by your side. Don't be alone in the search, because, if you take a wrong step, you'll have no one there to help put you right." ~The Gypsy, Paulo Coelho's The Witch of Portobello
"Learn how to distinguish between a quick summer rain and a devastating hurricane." ~Paulo Coelho
"Let go of the idea that the path will lead you to your goal. The truth is that with each step we take, we arrive. Repeat that to yourself every morning: 'I've arrived.' That way you'll find it much easier to stay in touch with each second of your day." ~Paulo Coelho
"Let's keep our eyes wide open to the Universe, knowing that its light can lead us to do unintended things." ~Paulo Coelho
"Life always waits for some crisis to occur before revealing itself at its most brilliant'" ~Paulo Coelho
"Life: each note leaves a memory, but only the melody tells the whole story." ~Paulo Coelho
"Life has a way to test a person's will." ~Paulo Coelhot
“Life has many ways of testing a person’s will, either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen all at once.” ~Paulo Coelho
"Life is never useless. Each soul that came down on earth is here for a reason." ~Paulo Coelho
"Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right. Forget about those who don't. Believe everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would most likely be worth it." ~Paulo Coelho
"Life takes us by surprise and orders us to move toward the unknown -even when we don't want to and when we think we don't need to." ~Paulo Coelho
"Life was always a matter of waiting for the right moment to act." ~Paulo Coelho
"Listen to your heart. It knows all things, because it came from the SOUL of the world." ~Paulo Coelho
"Live now what others dream to live in the future." ~Paulo Coelho
"Loneliness, when accepted, is a gift that will lead us to find a purpose in life. Don't panic." ~Paulo Coelho
“Love fills everything. It cannot be desired because it is an end in itself. It cannot betray because it has nothing to do with possession. It cannot be held prisoner because it is a river and will overflow its banks. Anyone who tries to imprison love will cut off the spring that feeds it, and the trapped water will grow stagnant.” ~Paulo Coelho, The Witch Of Portobello
"If someone hurts you, reacts. Forgiveness comes afterwards." ~Paulo Coelho
"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.” ~Paulo Coelho
"If we don't know where to go, no wind is favourable." ~Paulo Coelho
"If we want to change the world, we have to go back to a time when warriors would gather around a fire and tell stories." ~Paulo Coelho
"If you're brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello." ~Paulo Coelho
"If you don't care about what people think, you already passed the first step of success." ~Paulo Coelho
"If you have work instead of a job, everyday is holiday." ~Paulo Coelho
"If you love someone you must be prepared to set them free." ~Paulo Coelho
"If you must say yes, say it with an open heart. If you must say no, say it without fear." ~Paulo Coelho
"If you only walk on sunny days you'll never reach your destination." ~Paulo Coelho
"If you think that adventure is dangerous, try routine, it's lethal." ~Paulo Coelho
"If you want to be successful, you must respect one rule: Never lie to yourself." ~Paulo Coelho
"Important encounters are planned by the souls long before the bodies see each other." ~Paulo Coelho
"In dire times you can lose joy, but you can't lose hope. Hope is your guide." ~Paulo Coelho
"In solitude, they will discover the love that might otherwise arrive unnoticed. In solitude, they will understand and respect the love that left them. In solitude, they will be able to decide whether it is worth asking that lost love to come back or if they should simply let it go and set off along a new path. In solitude, they will learn that saying ‘No’ does not always show a lack of generosity and that saying ‘Yes’ is not always a virtue." ~Paulo Coelho
"It is always important to know when something has reached its end. Closing circles, shutting doors, finishing chapters, it doesn't matter what we call it. What matters is to leave in the past those moments in life that are over." ~Paulo Coelho
"It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all." ~Paulo Coelho
"It is not a sin to be happy, it is not a virtue to be miserable." ~Paulo Coelho
"It is not a virtue to suffer. It is not a sin to be happy." ~Paulo Coelho
"It's not always enough to be forgiven by someone, in most cases we have to forgive ourselves first." ~Paulo Coelho
"It is part of the human nature always to judge others very severely and, when the wind turns against us, always to find an excuse for our own misdeeds, or to blame someone else for our mistakes." ~Paulo Coelho
"It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting." ~Paulo Coelho
"It's the simple things in life that are the most extraordinary; only wise men are able to understand them." ~Paulo Coelho
"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 have imagined. Visit your soul; don’t visit your past." ~Paulo Coelho
"Joy is sometimes a blessing, but it is often a conquest. If we acccept that every day brings a magic moment where you can change everything, this moment will help us to change and sends us off in search of our dreams. Yes, we are going to suffer, we will have difficult times, and we will experience many disappointments — but all of this is transitory it leaves no permanent mark. And one day we will look back with pride and faith at the journey we have taken." ~Paulo Coelho
"Learn, but always learn with other people by your side. Don't be alone in the search, because, if you take a wrong step, you'll have no one there to help put you right." ~The Gypsy, Paulo Coelho's The Witch of Portobello
"Learn how to distinguish between a quick summer rain and a devastating hurricane." ~Paulo Coelho
"Let go of the idea that the path will lead you to your goal. The truth is that with each step we take, we arrive. Repeat that to yourself every morning: 'I've arrived.' That way you'll find it much easier to stay in touch with each second of your day." ~Paulo Coelho
"Let's keep our eyes wide open to the Universe, knowing that its light can lead us to do unintended things." ~Paulo Coelho
"Life always waits for some crisis to occur before revealing itself at its most brilliant'" ~Paulo Coelho
"Life: each note leaves a memory, but only the melody tells the whole story." ~Paulo Coelho
"Life has a way to test a person's will." ~Paulo Coelhot
“Life has many ways of testing a person’s will, either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen all at once.” ~Paulo Coelho
"Life is never useless. Each soul that came down on earth is here for a reason." ~Paulo Coelho
"Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right. Forget about those who don't. Believe everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would most likely be worth it." ~Paulo Coelho
"Life takes us by surprise and orders us to move toward the unknown -even when we don't want to and when we think we don't need to." ~Paulo Coelho
"Life was always a matter of waiting for the right moment to act." ~Paulo Coelho
"Listen to your heart. It knows all things, because it came from the SOUL of the world." ~Paulo Coelho
"Live now what others dream to live in the future." ~Paulo Coelho
"Loneliness, when accepted, is a gift that will lead us to find a purpose in life. Don't panic." ~Paulo Coelho
“Love fills everything. It cannot be desired because it is an end in itself. It cannot betray because it has nothing to do with possession. It cannot be held prisoner because it is a river and will overflow its banks. Anyone who tries to imprison love will cut off the spring that feeds it, and the trapped water will grow stagnant.” ~Paulo Coelho, The Witch Of Portobello
"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." ~Paulo Coelho
"Love is deaf. You can't just tell someone you love them. You have to show it." ~Paulo Coelho
"Love is the force that transforms and improves the Soul of the World." ~Paulo Coelho
"Love is what you smile when you're tired." ~Paulo Coelho
“Love like rain, can nourish from above, drenching couples with a soaking joy.”- Paulo Coelho
“Love like rain, can nourish from above, drenching couples with a soaking joy. But sometimes under the angry heat of life, love dries on the surface and must nourish from below, tending to its roots keeping itself alive.” ~Paulo Coelho, By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
"Loving means being open to miracles, victories and defeats... to everything that happens each day that was given us to walk upon the face of the Earth." ~Paulo Coelho
"Make happy those who are close, and those who are far will come." ~Paulo Coelho
"Maybe that journey isn’t so much about becoming anything. Maybe it’s about un-becoming everything that isn’t really you, so you can be who you were meant to be in the first place." ~Paulo Coelho
"Love is deaf. You can't just tell someone you love them. You have to show it." ~Paulo Coelho
"Love is the force that transforms and improves the Soul of the World." ~Paulo Coelho
"Love is what you smile when you're tired." ~Paulo Coelho
“Love like rain, can nourish from above, drenching couples with a soaking joy.”- Paulo Coelho
“Love like rain, can nourish from above, drenching couples with a soaking joy. But sometimes under the angry heat of life, love dries on the surface and must nourish from below, tending to its roots keeping itself alive.” ~Paulo Coelho, By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
"Loving means being open to miracles, victories and defeats... to everything that happens each day that was given us to walk upon the face of the Earth." ~Paulo Coelho
"Make happy those who are close, and those who are far will come." ~Paulo Coelho
"Maybe that journey isn’t so much about becoming anything. Maybe it’s about un-becoming everything that isn’t really you, so you can be who you were meant to be in the first place." ~Paulo Coelho
“Never be ashamed,’ he said. ‘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.’
‘How will I know which is which?’
‘By the taste. You can only know a good wine if you have first tasted a bad one.”
~Paulo Coelho, Brida
"Never give up. When your heart gets tired, walk with your legs - but move on." ~Paulo Coelho
"Never give up your dreams, follow the signs." ~Paulo Coelho
"Never hate jealous people. They are jealous because they think you are better than them." ~Paulo Coelho
"Never underestimate stupid people
in positions of power." ~Paulo Coelho
"No matter how you feel today, get up, dress up and show up." ~Paulo Coelho
"No one can lie, no one can hide anything when he looks directly into someone’s eyes.” ~Paulo Coelho
"No one day is like another, each tomorrow has its special miracle, it's magic moment in which old universes are destroyed and new stars are created." ~Paulo Coelho
"No one should feel afraid of the unknown. Because everyone is capable of achieving everything he wants and needs." ~Paulo Coelho
"No one day is like another, each tomorrow has its special miracle, it's magic moment in which old universes are destroyed and new stars are created." ~Paulo Coelho
"No one should feel afraid of the unknown. Because everyone is capable of achieving everything he wants and needs." ~Paulo Coelho
"Not all storms come to disrupt your life, some come to clear your path." ~Paulo Coelho, Zahir
“Not everyone will understand your journey. That's fine. You are here to live your life, not to make everyone understand” ~Paulo Coelho (HIPPIE, 2018)
"Nothing can substitute experience." ~Paulo Coelho
"Nothing in this world is more dangerous than happy ignorance disguised as 'peace and love'." ~Paulo Coelho
"On a day when you are out of love with life, your aim will be confused, difficult. You will find that you lack the strength to draw the string back fully, that you cannot get the bow to bend as it should. And when you see that your aim is poor that morning, you will try to find out what could have caused such imprecision; this will mean confronting the problem that is troubling you, but which, up until then, has remained hidden. The opposite can happen too: your aim is true, the string hums like a musical instrument, the birds are singing all around. Then you realise that you are giving of your best. Nevertheless, do not allow yourself to be carried away by how you shoot in the morning, whether well or badly. There are many more days ahead, and each arrow is a life in itself. Use your bad moments to discover what makes you tremble. Use your good moments to find your road to inner peace. But do not stop either out of fear or joy: the way of the bow has no end." ~Paulo Coehlo
"One day you will wake up and there won't be anymore time to do the things you've always wanted. Do it now.” ~Paulo Coelho
"Only someone capable of honouring each step he takes can comprehend his own worth." ~Paulo Coelho
"Our dreams are our own, and only we can know the effort required to keep them alive." ~Paulo Coelho
"Our great goal in life is to love. The rest is silence." ~Paulo Coelho
"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." ~Paulo Coelho
"People are capable, at anytime in their lives, of doing what they dream of." ~Paulo Coelho
"People have been searching for and finding each other for thousand years." ~Paulo Coelho
"People want to change everything and, at the same time, want it all to remain the same." ~Paulo Coelho
“Not everyone will understand your journey. That's fine. You are here to live your life, not to make everyone understand” ~Paulo Coelho (HIPPIE, 2018)
"Nothing can substitute experience." ~Paulo Coelho
"Nothing in this world is more dangerous than happy ignorance disguised as 'peace and love'." ~Paulo Coelho
"On a day when you are out of love with life, your aim will be confused, difficult. You will find that you lack the strength to draw the string back fully, that you cannot get the bow to bend as it should. And when you see that your aim is poor that morning, you will try to find out what could have caused such imprecision; this will mean confronting the problem that is troubling you, but which, up until then, has remained hidden. The opposite can happen too: your aim is true, the string hums like a musical instrument, the birds are singing all around. Then you realise that you are giving of your best. Nevertheless, do not allow yourself to be carried away by how you shoot in the morning, whether well or badly. There are many more days ahead, and each arrow is a life in itself. Use your bad moments to discover what makes you tremble. Use your good moments to find your road to inner peace. But do not stop either out of fear or joy: the way of the bow has no end." ~Paulo Coehlo
"One day you will wake up and there won't be anymore time to do the things you've always wanted. Do it now.” ~Paulo Coelho
"Only someone capable of honouring each step he takes can comprehend his own worth." ~Paulo Coelho
"Our dreams are our own, and only we can know the effort required to keep them alive." ~Paulo Coelho
"Our great goal in life is to love. The rest is silence." ~Paulo Coelho
"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." ~Paulo Coelho
"People are capable, at anytime in their lives, of doing what they dream of." ~Paulo Coelho
"People have been searching for and finding each other for thousand years." ~Paulo Coelho
"People want to change everything and, at the same time, want it all to remain the same." ~Paulo Coelho
"Pursue your dreams
Follow your heart desires
During your journey learn
to listen to the heart
And follow the language
of omens, they will guide
you during your travel
Every journey you make,
you may encounter
obstacles and hurdles
For that, you will learn
a good lesson."
~Paulo Coelho
Lessons from the Alchemist
"Reason lost the battle, and all I could do was surrender and accept I was in love." ~Paulo Coelho
"Scars speak more loudly than the sword that caused them." ~Paulo Coelho
"Silence is also an answer." ~Paulo Coelho
"Sorrows do not last forever when we are journeying towards the thing we have always wanted." ~Paulo Coelho
"Silence is also an answer." ~Paulo Coelho
"Sorrows do not last forever when we are journeying towards the thing we have always wanted." ~Paulo Coelho
"Stay away from people who makes you feel like you are wasting their time." ~Paulo Coelho
"Stay mad, but behave like normal people. Run the risk of being different, but learn to do so without attracting attention." ~Paulo Coelho
"Stress, anxiety and depression are caused when we are living to please others." ~Paulo Coelho
"Talent is a universal gift, but it takes a lot of courage to use it. Don't be afraid to be the best." ~Paulo Coelho
"Stay mad, but behave like normal people. Run the risk of being different, but learn to do so without attracting attention." ~Paulo Coelho
"Stress, anxiety and depression are caused when we are living to please others." ~Paulo Coelho
"Talent is a universal gift, but it takes a lot of courage to use it. Don't be afraid to be the best." ~Paulo Coelho
"Tears are words that need to be written." ~Paulo Coelho
“Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second’s encounter with God and with eternity.” ~Paulo Coelho, "The Alchemist"
"Telling the truth and make someone cry is better than telling a lie and making someone smile." ~Paulo Coelho
"The axe always forgets. The tree always remembers." ~Paulo Coelho
"The beauty of truth: whether it is bad or good, it is liberating." ~Paulo Coelho
"The danger of adventure is worth a thousand days of ease and comfort." ~Paulo Coelho
"The day you plant the seed is not the day you eat the fruit." ~Paulo Coelho
"The distance betwIeen two people is the lack of respect for each other." ~Paulo Coelho
"The energy of hatred won't get you anywhere; but the energy of forgiveness, which reveals itself through love, will transform your life in a positive way."~Paulo Coelho
"The eyes are the mirror of the soul and reflect everything that seems to be hidden; and like a mirror, they also reflect the person looking into them." ~Paulo Coelho
"The fear of making a mistake is the door that locks us up in the castle of mediocrity: if we manage to overcome this fear, we are taking an important step towards our freedom." ~Paulo Coelho
"The fire used to melt an iron is the same fire used to shape a sword." ~Paulo Coelho
"The great conquest is the result of small, unnoticed victories." ~Paulo Coelho
"The great wisdom of life is that we can be masters of the things that try to enslave us." ~Paulo Coelho
"The greatest gift God gave us is the power to make decisions." ~Paulo Coelho
"The greatest sin is to miss the point of human existence." ~Paulo Coelho
"The important thing is to keep the fire in your heart and be strong to overcome hard moments." ~Paulo Coelho
"The magic moment is that in which a 'yes' or a 'no' may change the whole of our existence." ~Paulo Coelho
"The most important thing in all human relationships is conversation, but people don’t talk anymore, they don’t sit down to talk and listen. They go to the theater, the cinema, watch television, listen to the radio, read books, but they almost never talk." ~Paulo Coelho
"The pain of yesterday is the strength of today." ~Paulo Coelho
"The great conquest is the result of small, unnoticed victories." ~Paulo Coelho
"The great wisdom of life is that we can be masters of the things that try to enslave us." ~Paulo Coelho
"The greatest gift God gave us is the power to make decisions." ~Paulo Coelho
"The greatest sin is to miss the point of human existence." ~Paulo Coelho
"The important thing is to keep the fire in your heart and be strong to overcome hard moments." ~Paulo Coelho
"The magic moment is that in which a 'yes' or a 'no' may change the whole of our existence." ~Paulo Coelho
"The most important thing in all human relationships is conversation, but people don’t talk anymore, they don’t sit down to talk and listen. They go to the theater, the cinema, watch television, listen to the radio, read books, but they almost never talk." ~Paulo Coelho
"The pain of yesterday is the strength of today." ~Paulo Coelho
"The reward for our work is not what we get, but what we become." ~Paulo Coelho
"The secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world, and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon." ~Paulo Coelho
"The secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world, and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon." ~Paulo Coelho
"The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times." ~Paulo Coelho, The 25th Anniversary of The Alchemist
"The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them." ~Paulo Coelho
"The soul loves all things beautiful and deep." ~Paulo Coelho
"The strongest love is love that can demonstrate its fragility." ~Paulo Coelho
"The two hardest tests in the spiritual road are the patience to wait for the right moment and the courage not to be disappointed with we encounter." ~Paulo Coelho
"The warrior who trusts his path doesn't need to prove the other is wrong." ~Paulo Coelho
"The way up to the top of the mountain is always longer than you think. Don’t fool yourself, the moment will arrive when what seemed so near is still very far." ~Paulo Coelho
"The way you see yourself will often determine how people see you." ~Paulo Coelho
"The wisdom of old age: knowing how to exchange immediate victories for lasting conquests." ~Paulo Coelho
"The world is changed by examples, not by opinions. ~Paulo Coelho from Thyme and Again
"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". ~Paulo Coelho, The Fifth Mountain
"There is no tragedy, only the unavoidable. Everything has its reason for being: you only need to distinguish what is temporary from what is lasting." ~Paulo Coelho
"'There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.'" ~Paulo Coelho
"This world is full of idiots strategically distributed so you can meet at least one per day." ~Paulo Coelho
"Those who never take risks can only see other people's failures." ~Paulo Coelho
"To enjoy the rainbow, first enjoy the rain!" ~Paulo Coelho
"To love abundantly is to live abundantly. To love forever is to live forever. Eternal life is coupled with Love." ~Paulo Coelho
"To understand love, first understand freedom." ~Paulo Coelho
"To write is to cry in silence." ~Paulo Coelho
"Today I am a woman torn between the terror that everything might change and the equal terror that everything might carry on exactly the same for the rest of my days." ~Paulo Coelho
"Tolerance and compassion are qualities of fearless people." ~Paulo Coelho
“Tragedy always brings about radical change in our lives. 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.” ~Paulo Coelho in "The 5th Mountain"
"The wisdom of old age: knowing how to exchange immediate victories for lasting conquests." ~Paulo Coelho
"The world is changed by examples, not by opinions. ~Paulo Coelho from Thyme and Again
"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". ~Paulo Coelho, The Fifth Mountain
"There is no tragedy, only the unavoidable. Everything has its reason for being: you only need to distinguish what is temporary from what is lasting." ~Paulo Coelho
"'There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.'" ~Paulo Coelho
"This world is full of idiots strategically distributed so you can meet at least one per day." ~Paulo Coelho
"Those who never take risks can only see other people's failures." ~Paulo Coelho
"To enjoy the rainbow, first enjoy the rain!" ~Paulo Coelho
"To love abundantly is to live abundantly. To love forever is to live forever. Eternal life is coupled with Love." ~Paulo Coelho
"To understand love, first understand freedom." ~Paulo Coelho
"To write is to cry in silence." ~Paulo Coelho
"Today I am a woman torn between the terror that everything might change and the equal terror that everything might carry on exactly the same for the rest of my days." ~Paulo Coelho
"Tolerance and compassion are qualities of fearless people." ~Paulo Coelho
“Tragedy always brings about radical change in our lives. 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.” ~Paulo Coelho in "The 5th Mountain"
"Travel is never a matter of money but of courage." ~Paulo Coelho, *Aleph*
"Travel is not a matter of money, but of courage." ~Paulo Coelho
"Treat every challenge as a lesson, every mistake you make as a blessing and move on." ~Paulo Coelho
"True Love does not consist of exposing your weaknesses to others, but instead of being unafraid to show when you need help." ~Paulo Coelho
"True love is not to expose your weakness to others, but not to be afraid to prove it when you need help." ~Paulo Coelho
“Two things prevent us from happiness: living in the past and observing others.” ~Paulo Coelho
"Walk away from people who put you down.
Walk away from fights that will never be resolved.
Walk away from trying to please people who will never see your worth.
The more you walk away from things that poison your soul, the healthier you will be."
~Paulo Coelho
"We are born with the fear of falling and the fear of loud noises. All other fears are imposed by society." ~Paulo Coelho
"We are so attached to our way of life that we turn down opportunities simply because we don't know what to do." ~Paulo Coelho
"We are travelers on a cosmic journey, stardust, swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of infinity. Life is eternal. We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share.This is a precious moment. It is a little parenthesis in eternity." ~Paulo Coelho
“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.” ~Paulo Coelho
"We have to be humble enough to understand that there is something called mystery." ~Paulo Coelho
"We have to listen to the child we once were, the child who still exists inside us. That child understands magic moments. We can stifle its cries, but we cannot silence its voice." ~Paulo Coelho on A CHILD UNHEARD
"We keep our eyes wide open, knowing that the light could lead us to do undreamed-of things." ~Paulo Coelho
"We must listen to the child that we once were, and who still lives within us. This child understands about magic instants. We can muffle his sobbing, but we can't hush his voice." ~Paulo Coelho
"We need to love. Even when it leads us to the land where the lakes are made of tears, to that secret, mysterious place, the land of tears! Tears speak for themselves. And when we feel that we have cried all we needed to cry, they still continue to flow. And just when we believe that our life is destined to be a long walk through the Vale of Sorrows, the tears suddenly vanish. Because we managed to keep our heart open, despite the pain." ~Paulo Coelho, Manuscript found in Accra
"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." ~Paulo Coelho
"What is success? It is being able to go to bed each night with your soul at peace." ~Paulo Coelho
"What ever you decide to do, make sure it makes you happy." ~Paulo Coelho
"What makes people weak? Their validation and recognition." ~Paulo Coelho
"When each day is the same as the next, it’s because people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their lives every day." ~Paulo Coelho
"When every day seems the same, it is because we have stopped noticing the good things that appear in our lives." ~Paulo Coelho
"When there is no turning back, then we should concern ourselves only with the best way of moving forward." ~Paolo Coelho, The Alchemist
"When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not yet ready. The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back." ~Paulo Coelho
"When we love, we always strive to be better than we are. When we strive to be better than we are, everything around us becomes better too." ~Paulo Coelho
"When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too." ~Paulo Coelho
"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." ~Paulo Coelho
"When you want something, all the universe conspires to help you achieve it." ~Paulo Coelho
“Whenever I speak about the past now, I feel as if I were talking about something that has nothing to do with me. All that remains in the present are the voice, the presence, and the importance of fulfilling my mission. … I don't regret difficulties I experienced; I think they helped me to become the person I am today, I feel the way a warrior must feel after years of training; he doesn't remember the details of everything he learned, but he knows how to strike when the time is right.” ~Paulo Coelho, The Zahir
"Whenever you want to achieve something, keep your eyes open, concentrate and make sure you know exactly what it is you want. No one can hit their target with their eyes closed." ~Paulo Coelho
"Whoever wishes to go down a long path, must learn that the first lesson is to overcome early disappointments." ~Paulo Coelho
"Why are people so sad? That's simple. They are the prisoners of their personal history. Everyone believes that the main aim in life is to follow a plan. They never ask if that plan is theirs or if it is created by another person. They accumulate experiences, memories, things, other people's ideas, and it is more they can possibly cope with. And that is why they forget their dreams." ~Paulo Coelho
"Work is a blessing when it helps us to think about what we're doing; but it becomes a curse when its sole use is to stop us thinking about the meaning of our life." ~Paulo Coelho
"You are the light of the world. Shine, and darkness will disappear." ~Paulo Coelho
“You are your own best friend. Never ever, put yourself down.” ~Paulo Coelho
"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." ~Paulo Coelho from Start from the Heart
"You cannot avoid pain, but you can chose to overcome it." ~Paulo Coelho
"You don't always have to pretend to be strong, there is no need to prove all the time that everything is going well, you shouldn't be concerned about what other people are thinking." ~Paulo Coelho
"You drown not by falling into a river... but by staying submerged in it." ~Paulo Coelho
"You have to take risks. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen." ~Paulo Coelho
"You will never be able to escape from your heart. So it is better to listen to what it has to say." ~Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
"Your decision to walk creates the path ahead." ~Paulo Coelho
"Your eyes show the strength of your soul" ~Paulo Coelho
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