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Paulo Coelho Quotes - Page 30

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The lake was silent for some time. Finally, it said: I weep for Narcissus, but I never noticed that Narcissus was beautiful. I weep because, each time he knelt beside my banks, I could see, in the depths of his eyes, my

The lake was silent for some time. Finally, it said: "I weep for Narcissus, but I never noticed that Narcissus was beautiful. I weep because, each time he knelt beside my banks, I could see, in the depths of his eyes, my own beauty reflected.

Beautiful, Eye, Lakes

Paulo Coelho (1998). “The Alchemist - 10th Anniversary Edition”, HarperSanFrancisco

A life is never useless. Each soul that came down to Earth is here for a reason.

Soul, Useless, Earth

FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from Mar 23, 2014

Try to be "good", you'll be judged. Try to be yourself, you'll be criticized. Therefore, choose the second option. Evil uses the "nice good people" as puppets. It appears dressed as a poor guy, telling them that he needs help...When these people realize they have been used, it is already too late.

Spiritual, Wisdom, Being Yourself

FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from Oct 25, 2009

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.

Life, Happiness, Inspiring

Warriors of light frequently ask themselves what they are doing here. Very often they believe their lives have no meaning. That is why they are warriors of light. Because they make mistakes. Because they ask questions. Because they continue to look for a meaning. And, in the end, they will find it.

Life, Mistake, Inspiration

As he looked up at the clouds or down at the precipice, he realized that this woman was the most important thing in his life; that she was the explanation, the sole reason for the existence of those rocks, that sky, that winter. If she were not there with him, it wouldn't matter if all the angels of heaven came flying down to comfort him--Paradise would make no sense.

Angel, Winter, Clouds

Real love changes and grows with time and discovers new ways of expressing itself.

Real, Way, Grows

We are responsible for everything that happens in this world. We are warriors of light, and with the strength of our love and of our will we can change our destiny and that of many other people.

Life, Warrior, Destiny

Elegance is not an outer quality, but a part of the soul that is visible to others.

Soul, Quality, Elegance

Whenever we need to make a very important decision it is best to trust our instincts, because reason usually tries to remove us from our dream, saying that the time is not yet right. Reason is afraid of defeat, but intuition enjoys life and its challenges.

Dream, Enjoy Life, Decision

FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from Jan 28, 2010

We must never stop dreaming. Dreams provide nourishment for the soul, just as a meal does for the body. Many times in our lives we see our dreams shattered and our desires frustrated, but we have to continue dreaming. If we don't, our soul dies, and agape cannot reach it.

Dream, Soul, Frustrated

Paulo Coelho (1992). “The diary of a magus”, Harpercollins

If pain must come, may it come quickly. Because I have a life to live, and I need to live it in the best way possible. If he has to make a choice, may he make it now. Then I will either wait for him or forget him.

Love, Hope, Pain

FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from Aug 19, 2016

We humans have two great problems: the first is knowing when to begin; the second is knowing when to stop.

Two, Knowing, Firsts

"The Zahir". Book by Paulo Coelho, 2005.

making a decision was only the beginning of things. When someone makes a decision, he is really diving into a strong current that will carry him to places he had never dreamed of when he first made the decision.

Life, Happiness, Strong

Paulo Coelho (1998). “The Alchemist - 10th Anniversary Edition”, HarperSanFrancisco

That is why I write - to try to turn sadness into longing, solitude into remembrance.

Writing, Sadness, Remembrance

We can see the Divine in each speck of dust, but that doesn't stop us from wiping it away with a wet sponge. The Divine doesn't disappear; it's transformed into the clean surface.

Dust, Witch, Clean

Often in the search for your destiny you will find yourself obliged to change direction

Life, Destiny, Finding Yourself

Behind a cold face there is always an insecure heart.

Inspirational, Heart, Insecure

I was very happy in both my marriages. I was unfaithful and so were they, just like any other normal couple.

Couple, Divorce, Normal

But don’t forget that memory is like salt: the right amount brings out the flavour in food, too much ruins it. If you live in the past all the time, you’ll find yourself with no present to remember.

Memories, Past, Finding Yourself

We forget that the world is what we imagine it to be. We stop being the sun and become, instead, the pool of water reflecting it.

Water, World, Sun

Any given thing on the face of the earth could reveal the history of all things

Earth, Faces, Given

Stop turning on your emotional television to watch the same program over & over again, the one that shows how much you suffered from a certain loss: that is only poisoning you, nothing else.

Loss, Emotional, Watches

FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from Jul 15, 2010

Timidity puts obstacles in your path, boldness eliminates them.

Path, Obstacles, Boldness

None of us can know what tomorrow will hold, because each day has its good and its bad moments.

Each Day, Tomorrow, Moments

"Manuscript Found in Accra". Book by Paulo Coelho, 2012.

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