Freedom is not the absence of commitments, but the ability to choose - and commit myself to - what is best for me. Paulo Coelho More Quotes by Paulo Coelho More Quotes From Paulo Coelho Life is short. Kiss slowly, laugh insanely, love truly and forgive quickly Paulo Coelho inspirational love life That is why it is so important to let certain things go. To release them. To cut loose. People need to understand that no one is playing with marked cards; sometimes we win and sometimes we lose. Don't expect to get anything back, don't expect recognition for your efforts, don't expect your genius to be discovered or your love to be understood. Complete the circle. Not out of pride, inability or arrogance, but simply because whatever it is no longer fits in your life. Close the door, change the record, clean the house, get rid of the dust. Stop being who you were and become who you are. Paulo Coelho cutting pride winning 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. Paulo Coelho teaching inspiring teacher If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello. Paulo Coelho happiness inspirational life Forgive but do not forget, or you will be hurt again. Forgiving changes the perspectives. Forgetting loses the lesson. Paulo Coelho forgiving perspective hurt 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. Paulo Coelho disappointment god life If you only walk on sunny days you'll never reach your destination. Paulo Coelho motivational love life How people treat other people is a direct reflection of how they feel about themselves. Paulo Coelho treats reflection people When a person really desires something, all the universe conspires to help that person to realize his dream. Paulo Coelho motivational positive inspirational I prefer to be crazy and happy rather than normal and bitter. Paulo Coelho crazy hate life We are travelers on a cosmic journey,stardust,swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of infinity. Life is eternal. We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share.This is a precious moment. It is a little parenthesis in eternity. Paulo Coelho dancing journey life If I had to give you one piece of advice it would be this: don't be intimidated by other people's opinions. Paulo Coelho would-be advice giving Saying ‘No’ does not always show a lack of generosity and that saying ‘Yes’ is not always a virtue Paulo Coelho saying-yes generosity doe I will be capable of loving, regardless of whether I am loved in return, Of giving, when I have nothing, Of working happily, even in the midst of difficulties, Of holding out my hand, even when utterly alone and abandoned, Of drying my tears, even while I weep, Of believing, even when no one believes in me. Paulo Coelho giving believe hands 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. Paulo Coelho encouraging encouragement wisdom We human beings have enormous difficulty in focusing on the present; we always thinking about what we did, about how we could have done it better.... or else we think about the future, about what we're going to do.... But at this precise moment, you also realize that you can change your future by bringing the past into the present. Past and future only exist in our mind. The present moment, though, is outside of time, it's Eternity.... It isn't what you did in the past the will affect the present. It's what you do in the present that will redeem the past and thereby change the future. Paulo Coelho mind past thinking Start doing what you want to do, and everything else will be revealed to you. Paulo Coelho doing-what-you-want what-you-want want the reward of our work is not what we get, but what we become Paulo Coelho get-better work inspirational However good we are, however correctly we seek to lead our lives, tragedies do occur. We can blame others, look for justification, imagine how our lives would have been different without them. But none of that matters: they have happened, and that is that. From this point on, it is necessary that we review our own lives, overcome fear, and begin the process of reconstruction. Paulo Coelho different tragedy overcoming Don’t allow your wounds to transform you into someone you are not. Paulo Coelho wounds divorce inspiring
