Quotes from Paulo Coelho

Perhaps it's the return of Saturn. Every twenty-nine years the planet returns to the same point in the sky that it occupied at the moment of our birth.

The path to wisdom is to be yourself. Stop seeking.

The boy thought it a strange question. But he trusted in the old man, who had said that, when you really want something, the universe always conspires in your favor.

Don't waste your time with explanations. People only hear what they want to hear.

El amor no está en el otro, está dentro de nosotros mismos; nosotros lo despertamos. Pero para que despierte necesitamos del otro. El universo sólo tiene sentido cuando tenemos con quién compartir nuestras emociones.

and love is not swayed by opinions; love accepts its companion unconditionally and allows each to grow in his or her own way

But never hold back from firing the arrow if all that paralyzes you is fear of making a mistake. If you ave made the right movements, open your hand and release the string. Even if the arrow fails to hit the target, you will learn how to improve your aim next time. If you never take a risk, you will never know what changes you need to make. Each arrow leaves a memory in your heart, and it is the sum of those memories that will make you shoot better and better.

You are better, do not worry - she said. - In fact, when we light up our inner light, the first things we see are the cobwebs and dust, our weak points. They were there all the time, only you saw nothing in the darkness. Now it will be easier to cleanse your soul.

He closed the door but he knew that, for those who seek to step beyond the threshold, the door is always open. You need only turn the knob.

We must love because we are loved by God. We must be conscious of death if we are to have a proper understanding of life. We must struggle in order to grow

Love appears and says: "You think you're heading toward a specific point, but the whole justification for the goal's existence lies in your love for it. Rest a little, but as soon as you can, get up and carry on. Because ever since your goal found out that you were traveling toward it, it has been running to meet you.

If there was no change, there would be no universe.

We see the world in terms of what we would like to see happen, not what actually does.

Dis-lui que la crainte de la souffrance est pire que la souffrance elle-même. Et qu'aucun cÅ"ur n'a jamais souffert alors qu'il était à la poursuite de ses rêves, parce que chaque instant de quête est un instant de rencontre avec Dieu et avec l'Éternité.

One moment, you have nothing, the next, you have more than you cope with.

I slept and dreamt that life was joy/ I awoke and saw that life was service/I acted and behold, service was joy." In fact, through my work I discover life, people, and everything which happens around us.

Love is the force that transforms and improves the Soul of the World

God will help us - said the holy man. - But first let us understand the reason for these pains. I suggest Your Majesty confesses now, for confession makes men face up to their problems, and liberates much guilt.

Todos los días Dios nos da un momento en que es posible cambiar todo lo que nos hace infelices. El instante mágico es el momento en que un sí o un no pueden cambiar toda nuestra existencia.

We looked for the easiest way out: a separate reality.

Treason is a blow that comes unexpectedly. If you know your heart well, it will never be able to do that to you. Because you'll know its dreams and wishes, and will know how to deal with them. You will never be able to escape from your heart. So it's better to listen to what it has to say. That way, you'll never have to fear an unanticipated blow.

My dear, everyone makes mistakes. You're forgiven, but I cannot force that forgiveness on you. It's your choice.

Má»™t vài cu?n sách khi?n chúng ta mÆ¡ má»™ng , má»™t s? khác buá»™c chúng ta ??i m?t vá»›i thá»±c t?, nhÆ°ng Ä'i?u có ý nghÄ©a nh?t ??i vá»›i má»™t nhà v?n Ä'ó là sá»± trung thá»±c, chân thành và cùng vá»›i sá»± chân thành ?y h? vi?t nên cu?n sách c?a mình.

It is a shame that what happens today already happened yesterday, and will happen again tomorrow; it will continue to happen until the end of time, or