Useful men, who do useful things, don't mind being treated as useless. Paulo Coelho More Quotes by Paulo Coelho More Quotes From Paulo Coelho Ester asked why people are sad. "That’s simple," says the old man. "They are the prisoners of their personal history. Everyone believes that the main aim in life is to follow a plan. They never ask if that plan is theirs or if it was created by another person. They accumulate experiences, memories, things, other people's ideas, and it is more than they can possibly cope with. And that is why they forget their dreams. Paulo Coelho dreammemorieslife It takes a huge effort to free yourself from memory, but when you succeed, you start to realize that you’re capable of far more than you imagined. You live in this vast body called the Universe, which contains all the solutions and all the problems. Visit your soul; don’t visit your past. The Universe goes through many mutations and carries the past with it. We call each of those mutations a ‘life,’ but just as the cells in your body change and yet you remain the same, so time does not pass, it merely changes. Paulo Coelho cellsmemoriespast The most important thing in all human relationships is conversation, but people don’t talk anymore, they don’t sit down to talk and listen. They go to the theater, the cinema, watch television, listen to the radio, read books, but they almost never talk. If we want to change the world, we have to go back to a time when warriors would gather around a fire and tell stories. Paulo Coelho lovelifebook Walk firmly and with joy, without being afraid of stumbling. All your movements are being watched by your allies that will help you when necessary. Paulo Coelho inspirationjoylife Go for the impossible. I always tried to find my own limits. So far I did not find them, so my universe is in constant expansion. Paulo Coelho expansionlimitsimpossible The enemy is only a pretext to test our strength Paulo Coelho pretexttestsenemy Loving means being open to miracles, to victories and defeats, to everything that happens each day that was given us to walk upon the face of the Earth. Paulo Coelho victory-and-defeatmiraclemean Each time we embrace someone warmly, we gain an extra day of life. Paulo Coelho embraceextrasgains Remember your dreams and fight for them. You must know what you want from life. There is just one thing that makes your dream become impossible: the fear of failure. Paulo Coelho fightingdreamwant It’s what you do in the present that will redeem the past and thereby change the future. Paulo Coelho past If we don't face our fears, our fears will chase us forever. Paulo Coelho ifsfacesforever if you force yourself to be the same as everyone else. It causes neuroses, psychoses, and paranoia. it's a distortion of nature, it goes against God's laws, for in all the world's woods and forests he did not create a single leaf the same as another. Paulo Coelho neurosispsychosislaw Closing cycles. Not because of pride, incapacity or arrogance, but simply because that no longer fits your life. Shut the door, change the record, clean the house, shake off the dust. Stop being who you were, and change into who you are. Paulo Coelho dustpridedoors A warrior is always aware of what is worth fighting for. He does not go into combat over things that do not concern him, and he never wastes his time over provocations. Paulo Coelho warriorfightingdoe Be fully awake if you want to dream Paulo Coelho awakedreamwant We are afraid of losing what we have, whether it's our life or our possessions and property. But this fear evaporates when we understand that our life stories and the history of the world were written by the same hand. Paulo Coelho happinessinspirationallife Trust and start walking. We are not alone in the dark, our path will unfold as we move. Paulo Coelho pathdarkmoving I can choose either to be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It's all a question of how I view my life. Paulo Coelho viewsinspiringlife Solitude is not the absence of company, but the moment when our soul is free to speak to us and help us decide what to do with our life. Paulo Coelho solitudesoulhelping Ever since time began, people have recognized their true Love by the light in their eyes. Paulo Coelho inspirationlovelife
