Anything that makes us forget who we are and what we want; that way we can work in order to produce, reproduce, and earn money. Paulo Coelho More Quotes by Paulo Coelho More Quotes From Paulo Coelho Telling the truth and making someone cry is better than telling a lie and making someone smile. Paulo Coelho successlifelying Our task is not to leave a record of what happened on this date for those who will inherit the Earth; history will take care of that. Paulo Coelho recordstasksearth My turning point was my pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. It was then that I, who had dedicated most of my life to penetrate the 'secrets' of the universe, realized that there are no secrets. Life is and will always be a mystery. Paulo Coelho mysterysecretlife-is Comparing is impoverishing your own experience Paulo Coelho compare 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 feardarktrying Warriors of light are not perfect.Their beauty lies in accepting this fact and still desiring to grow and to learn. Paulo Coelho warriorlightlying And with the passing years, what had once seemed like a miracle or the luckiest of chances and which he had always promised himself he would never become enslaved by, has gradually become his sole reason to go on living. Paulo Coelho miraclelifeyears I believe that I am guided by chance encounters. I believe in the miracle of chance encounters. Paulo Coelho inspirationlifebelieve The boy didn't know what a Personal Legend was. 'It's what you have always wanted to accomplish. Everyone, when they are young, knows what their Personal Legend is. At that point in their lives, everything is clear and everything is possible. They are not afraid to dream, and to yearn for everything they would like to see happen to them in their lives. But, as time passes, a mysterious force begins to convince them that it will be impossible for them to realize their Personal Legend. Paulo Coelho alchemistdreamboys I've always been a very restless person. I work hard, spend too much time looking after my son, I dance like a mad thing, I learned calligraphy. I go to courses on selling, I read one book after another. But that's all a way of avoiding those moments when nothing is happening, because those blank spaces give me a feeling of absolute emptiness, in which not a single crumb of love exists. Paulo Coelho hard-workbookson The busiest people I have known in my life always have time enough to do everything. Those who do nothing are always tired and pay no attention to the little amount of work they are required to do. They complain constantly that the day is too short. The truth is, they are afraid to fight the good fight. Paulo Coelho tiredfightingpeople We will always meet rivals in everything we do, but the most dangerous are those we believe to be our friends. Paulo Coelho fake-friendstrustbelieve Judging yourself to be full of virtue paralyses. Judging yourself to be full of guilt also paralyses. Paulo Coelho judging-yourselfinspirationlife Really important meetings are planned by the souls long before the bodies see each other. Generally speaking, these meetings occur when we reach a limit, when we need to die and be reborn emotionally. These meetings are waiting for us, but more often than not, we avoid them happening. If we are desperate, though, if we have nothing to lose, or if we are full of enthusiasm for life, then the unknown reveals itself, and our universe changes direction. Paulo Coelho enthusiasm-for-lifelovelong Each moment spent searching is also a moment spent finding. Paulo Coelho momentsinspirationlife He does not keep company with those who wish to harm him. Paulo Coelho inspirationwishlife Possibly. Basically,everything that happens in our life is our fault and ours alone. A lot of people go through the same difficulties we went through, and they react completely differently. We looked for the easiest way out: a separate reality. Paulo Coelho realitypeopleway We are all capable of achieving whatever we want and need. Paulo Coelho inspirationlifeneeds A warrior of the Light does not rely on strength alone; he makes use of his opponent's energy, too. Paulo Coelho warriorinspirationlife Stop being yourself and become who u always wanted to be Paulo Coelho being-yourselfwanted
