Have you heard of Paulo Coelho?
Paulo Cohelho, born August 24, 1947 is a Brazilian novelist world wide famous for his novel The Alchemist among others. Many of the quotes below are from his many works and has been quoted countless times and inspired just as many people. In 1986, Coelho walked over 500 miles in northwestern Spain and claims that walk gave him a spiritual awakening that gave rise to his many works including The Pilgrimage and The Alchemist. The Alchemist has sold more than 83 million copies making it one of the best selling books in history.
Enjoy his amazing quotes and use it to fuel you.
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“And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”
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“It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.”
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“One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving.”
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“When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.”
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“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.”
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“So, I love you because the entire universe conspired to help me find you.”
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“The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.”
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“The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.”
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“Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.”
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“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?”
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“When someone leaves, it’s because someone else is about to arrive.”
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“Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure.”
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“When I had nothing to lose, I had everything. When I stopped being who I am, I found myself.”
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“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.”
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“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.”
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“Don’t waste your time with explanations: people only hear what they want to hear.”
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“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.”
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“Don’t give in to your fears. If you do, you won’t be able to talk to your heart.”
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“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.”
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“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.”
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“Now that she had nothing to lose, she was free.”
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“People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of.”
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“You are what you believe yourself to be.”
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“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.”
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“People never learn anything by being told, they have to find out for themselves.”
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“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.”
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“Anyone who has lost something they thought was theirs forever finally comes to realize that nothing really belongs to them.”
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“Anyone who loves in the expectation of being loved in return is wasting their time.”
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“How much I missed, simply because I was afraid of missing it.”
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“Life is too short, or too long, for me to allow myself the luxury of living it so badly.”
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“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.”
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“The strongest love is the love that can demonstrate its fragility.”
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“Certain things in life simply have to be experienced -and never explained. Love is such a thing.”
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“When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too.”
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“We pretend to be strong because we are weak.”
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“Haters are confused admirers who can’t understand why everybody else likes you”
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“Don’t allow your mind to tell your heart what to do. The mind gives up easily”
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“Don’t listen to the malicious comments of those friends who, never taking any risks themselves, can only see other people’s failures.”
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“Intuition is really a sudden immersion of the soul into the universal current of life.”
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“If you love someone, you must be prepared to set them free.”
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“You have two choices, to control your mind or to let your mind control you.”
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“Love is not a habit, a commitment, or a debt. It isn’t what romantic songs tell us it is – love simply is.”
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“All you have to do is to pay attention; lessons always arrive when you are ready, and if you can read the signs, you will learn everything you need to know in order to take the next step”
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“Forgive but do not forget, or you will be hurt again. Forgiving changes the perspectives. Forgetting loses the lesson.”
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“We can never judge the lives of others, because each person knows only their own pain and renunciation.”
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“Don’t be intimidated by other people’s opinions. Only mediocrity is sure of itself, so take risks and do what you really want to do.”
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“It’s the simple things in life that are the most extraordinary.”
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“If I must fall, may it be from a high place.”
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“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.”
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“Travel is never a matter of money but of courage”
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“There is always a gap between intention and action..”
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“The mirror reflects perfectly; it makes no mistakes because it doesn’t think. To think is to make mistakes.”
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“We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen.”
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“If you believe in victory, then victory will believe in you.”
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“The moment we begin to seek love, love begins to seek us. And to save us.”
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“If it’s still in your mind, it is still in your heart.”
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“Sometimes you have to travel a long way to find what is near”
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“You must always know what it is that you want.”
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“I don’t regret the painful times; I bare my scars as if they were medals.”
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“Excessive caution destroys the soul and the heart, because living is an act of courage, and an act of courage is always an act of love.”
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“Don’t try to be useful. Try to be yourself: that is enough & that makes all the difference.”
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“A life without a cause is a life without effect.”
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“Don’t forget that everything you deal with is only one thing and nothing else.”
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“Stop thinking about life and choose to live it”
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“I understand once again that the greatness of God always reveals itself in the simple things.”
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