“He tries to show each person how much they are capable of achieving.”
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Famous Paulo Coelho Quotes
“Sometimes happiness is a blessing, but generally it is a conquest. Each day's magic moment helps.”
Source: The Alchemist - 10th Anniversary Edition
“If you want to be successful, you must respect one rule. Never lie to yourself.”
“Love with no boundaries. Your future depends on your capacity to love.”
“When you say 'yes' to others, make sure you are not saying 'no' to yourself.”
“Do something instead of killing time. Because time is killing you.”
“I prefer to be crazy and happy rather than normal and bitter.”
“Because when we love, we always strive to become better than we are.”
Source: The Alchemist - 10th Anniversary Edition
“A boat is safe in the harbor. But this is not the purpose of a boat.”
“Life was always a matter of waiting for the right moment to act.”
Source: Veronika Decides to Die
“One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving.”
“No one can lie, no one can hide anything, when he looks directly into someone's eyes.”
Source: By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept: A Novel of Forgiveness
“When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”
“You drown not by falling into a river, but by staying submerged in it.”
“Love can consign us to hell or to paradise, but it always takes us somewhere.”
“Love is a trap. When it appears, we see only its light, not its shadows.”
“We have lost contact with reality, the simplicity of life.”
“When you are enthusiastic about what you do, you feel this positive energy. It's very simple.”
Source: The Alchemist - 10th Anniversary Edition
“We have to stop and be humble enough to understand that there is something called mystery.”