You have a personal legend to fulfil, period. It is of no matter if others support you, or criticise you, ignore or tolerate you. You are doing that because that is your destiny on this earth, and the source of any joy.
Paulo CoelhoThe world is being created and destroyed in this very moment. Whoever you met will reappear, whoever you lost will return. Don’t betray the grace that was bestowed on you. Understand what is going on inside you and you will understand what is going on inside everyone else. Don’t imagine that I came to bring peace. I came with a sword.
Paulo CoelhoI am surprised how difficult for people is to say "I love you". They only say the three magic words when they are sure they will hear "I love you too" back. C'mon! Spread the energy of love without expecting anything! Cowards are incapable of expressing love; it is the prerogative of the brave
Paulo CoelhoOur 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 CoelhoWhen you have an intense contact of love with nature or another human being, like a spark, then you understand that there is no time and that everything is eternal.
Paulo CoelhoLife is too short, or too long, for me to allow myself the luxury of living it so badly.
Paulo CoelhoGo further than you planned. Ask for the moon: you will be surprised how often you get it
Paulo CoelhoToday don't beg, don't ask, just thank God in silence for all the blessings in your life.
Paulo CoelhoWhen you want something with all your heart, that's when you are closest to the Soul of the World.... when you love someone with all your heart, that's when you are transformed." "Everything on earth is being continuously transformed, because the earth is alive... and it has a soul. We are part of that soul, so we rarely recognize that it is working for us.... we continue to change as change is the nature of man. No one is "just this way". That is who they are today - it will not be who they are tomorrow.
Paulo CoelhoWhen you must choose a new path, do not bring old experiences with you. Those who strike out afresh, but who attempt to retain a little of the old life, end up torn apart by their own memories.
Paulo CoelhoI think that we are starting to get much more conscious about, you know, the importance of the spiritual path, and we are fulfilling it by paying attention to ourselves.
Paulo CoelhoEverything which is done in the present, affects the future by consequence, and the past by redemption.
Paulo CoelhoWhen things start to happen, and the path does reveal itself to us, we become afraid of carrying on
Paulo CoelhoTough times test your valor, persistence and ability to make decisions. They force you to fight for your dreams.
Paulo CoelhoIn reality things reveal nothing to us. It is people who, by looking into at things, discover a way of penetrating the Soul of the World.
Paulo CoelhoThe Saint finds her true reason for living in unconditional love and in her ability to give without asking anything in return.
Paulo CoelhoDo not try to explain feelings. Live everything intensely and treasure what you feel as a gift from God.
Paulo CoelhoJudging oneself to be inferior to other people was one of the worst acts of pride because it was the most destructive way of being different.
Paulo CoelhoI'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 CoelhoNothing in the world is ever completely wrong. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.
Paulo CoelhoThe young all have the same dream: to save the world. Some quickly forget this dream, convinced that there are more important things to do, like having a family, earning money, traveling, and learning a foreign language. Others, though, decide that it really is possible to make a difference in society and to shape the world we will hand on to future generations.
Paulo CoelhoRetiring and discovering that you no longer have enough energy to enjoy life and dying a few years out of sheer boredom.
Paulo CoelhoThe best way to serve God is by going in search of your own dreams. Only the happy can spread happiness.
Paulo CoelhoI think you can have 10,000 explanations for failure, but no good explanation for success.
Paulo CoelhoSex was always surrounded by taboos, and I don't see it necessarily as a manifestation of evil. I think that sexuality is first and foremost the way that God chooses for us to be here on earth, to enjoy this energy of love in the physical plane.
Paulo CoelhoNow go back and meet all those people who you think know everything. Convince yourself that they're right, because we all know everything, it's merely a question of believing.
Paulo CoelhoA warrior of light who trusts too much in his intelligence will end up underestimating the power of his opponent.
Paulo CoelhoI love you like a river that creates the right conditions for trees and bushes and flowers to flourish along its banks. I love you like a river that gives water to the thirsty and takes people where they want to go.
Paulo CoelhoThe warrior of Light perseveres in his desire, but knows he must wait for the best moment.
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