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Fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself.

Fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself.

Paulo Coelho
Motivational, Fear, Heart
FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from Aug 31, 2014

And one has to understand that braveness is not the absence of fear but rather the strength to keep on going forward despite the fear.

Paulo Coelho
Strength, Courage, Fear

A boat is safe in the harbor. But this is not the purpose of a boat.

Paulo Coelho
Inspirational, Wisdom, Fear
FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from Mar 18, 2014

Still, being fragile creatures, humans always try to hide from themselves the certainty that they will die. They do not see that it is death itself that motivates them to do the best things in their lives. They are afraid to step into the dark, afraid of the unknown, and their only way of conquering that fear is to ignore the fact that their days are numbered. They do not see that with an awareness of death, they would be able to be even more daring, to go much further in their daily conquests, because then they would have nothing to lose- for death itself is inevitable.

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

I’m afraid of love, because it involves things that are beyond our understanding; it sheds such a brilliant light, but the shadow it casts frightens me.

Paulo Coelho
Fear, Light, Understanding

It was my fear of failure that first kept me from attempting the master work. Now, I'm beginning what I could have started ten years ago. But I'm happy at least that I didn't wait twenty years.

Paulo Coelho
Fear, Procrastination, Years
"The Alchemist". Book by Paulo Coelho, 1988.

If you must say yes, say it with an open heart. If you must say no, say it without fear.

Paulo Coelho
Inspirational, Confidence, Fear
FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from Apr 22, 2012

People need not fear the unknown if they are capable of achieving what they need and want.

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

I'm afraid of taking steps that are not on the map, but by taking those steps despite my fears, I have a much more interesting life.

Paulo Coelho
Fear, Interesting, Maps

I think we are afraid of each other when it comes to sex, because we read so much about sex, we talk so openly about sex, we see movies and we read books; but when we are face to face with someone else, we forget our individual patterns; that we are unique. So we try to repeat other people's patterns, according to what we seen and what we heard. So most of us are very frustrated, because we don't accept our individuality as far as sex is concerned.

Paulo Coelho
Sex, Fear, Book

I was tired of playing the child and acting the way many of my friends did - the ones who are afraid that love is impossible without even knowing what love is. If I stayed like that, I would miss out on everything good that these few days with him might offer.

Paulo Coelho
Children, Fear, Tired

Mari remembered what she had read in the young girl's eyes the moment she had come into the refectory: fear. Fear. Veronika might feel insecurity, shyness, shame, constraint, but why fear? That was only justifiable when confronted by a real threat: ferocious animals, armed attackers, earthquakes, but not a group of people gathered together in a refectory. But human beings are like that,' she thought. 'We've replaced nearly all our emotions with fear.

Paulo Coelho
Girl, Fear, Real

Wait. This was the first lesson I had learned about love. The day drags along, you make thousands of plans, you imagine every possible conversation, you promise to change your behavior in certain ways -- and you feel more and more anxious until your loved one arrives. But by then, you don't know what to say. The hours of waiting have been transformed into tension, the tension has become fear, and the fear makes you embarrassed about showing affection.

Paulo Coelho
Fear, Waiting, Promise

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