“Avoid those who seek friends in order to maintain a certain social status or to open doors they would not otherwise be… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
she considered the possibility of telling her about everything that was happening, but then she changed her mind; people never learn anything… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
A man's dignity isn't measured by the people he has around him when he's at the peak of his success, but by… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
“Passion makes a person stop eating, sleeping, working, feeling at peace. A lot of people are frightened because, when it appear, it… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
No one wants their life thrown into chaos. That is why a lot of people keep that threat under control, and are… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
What makes people weak? Their need for validation and recognition, their need to feel important. Don't get caught in this trap. — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
Believing that other people are always better than you-better-looking, more capable, richer, more intelligent-and that it's very dangerous to step outside your… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
Fairy tales had been her first experience of the magical universe, and more than once she had wondered why people ended up… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
Mari remembered what she had read in the young girl's eyes the moment she had come into the refectory: fear. Fear. Veronika… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
The busiest people I have known in my life always have time enough to do everything. Those who do nothing are always… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
In any activity, we have to know what to expect, how to reach our objectives and what capacity we possess for the… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
..there is nothing worse than the feeling that no one cares whether we exist or not, that no one is interested in… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
Everyone knows how to love,because we are all born with that gift.Some people have a natural talent for it but the majority… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
Charisma- the divine force that manifests itself in men and women. The supernatural power we don't need to show to anyone because… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
From the moment we are born, people tell us that the world is like this and like that, this way, that way.… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
I am surprised how difficult for people is to say "I love you". They only say the three magic words when they… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
No one knows what is going to happen in the next few minutes, and yet people still go forward, because they have… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
God has a plan for you, you are here in this world because God has a plan for you. And the problem… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
By sharing something, I realized that I'm not alone, that there are a lot of people that share with me the same… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
People are reading more and writing more because of the internet. So the virtual world is a way for me to listen… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
People are afraid to pursue their most important dreams, because they feel that they don't deserve them, or that they'll be unable… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
Tell your story: yes, tell your story! Give your example. Tell everyone that it's possible, and other people will then have the… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
Don’t be intimidated by other people’s opinions. Only mediocrity is sure of itself, so take risks and do what you really want… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
One of many ways to be useful is to inspire people to forget some rules imposed by society. IMPORTANT rules are dictated… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
At this moment, many people have stopped living. They do not become angry, nor cry out; they merely wait for time to… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
Whenever a religion tightens it's rules, a significant number of people break away and go in search of more freedom in their… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
What people regard as vanity—leaving great works, having children, acting in such a way as to prevent one's name from being forgotten—I… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
When each day is the same as the next, it’s because people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
I don't get anywhere meditating," she said. "I see people sitting there with their eyes closed, a smile on their lips or… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
People give flowers as present because flowers contain true meaning of love. Anyone who tries to posses a flower will have to… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
People are afraid to pursue their most important dreams, because they feel that they don’t deserve them, or that they’ll be unable… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
It's daylight, the sky is cloudy, and human beings believe that beyond the clouds lives an all-powerful God, guiding the fate of… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
“When someone sees the same people every day, as had happened with him at the seminary, they wind up becoming a part… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
That is what marks out the warrior: the knowledge that willpower and courage are not the same thing. Courage can attract fear… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
In the first place, you shouldn't believe in promises. The world is full of them: the promises of riches, of eternal salvation,… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
If the whole world is evil, then the tragedy that befell you is justified," she went on. "That would make it easier… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
Passion. It can be used to describe the beauty of an earth-shaking meeting between two people, but it isn't just that. It's… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
I think we are afraid of each other when it comes to sex, because we read so much about sex, we talk… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
“Why don’t people’s hearts tell them to continue to follow their dreams?” the boy asked the alchemist. “Because that’s what makes a… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
Instead of answering your question directly I shall quote from the Indian poet Tagore: “I slept and dreamt that life was joy/… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
I have inside me the winds, the deserts, the oceans, the stars, and everything created in the universe. We were all made by the… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share
The world has a soul and whoever understands that soul can also understand the language of many things. — Paulo Coelho Copy Share
You dont choose your life; it chooses you. Theres no point asking why life has reserved certain joys or griefs, you just accept them… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share
To love is to be in communion with the other and to discover in that other the spark of God. — Paulo Coelho Copy Share
It is not enough to dream of the Impossible Love - it is necessary to conquer it too. — Paulo Coelho Copy Share
People are reading more and writing more because of the internet. So the virtual world is a way for me to listen to my… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share
“Joy is like sex – it begins and ends. I want pleasure. I want to be contended, but happiness? I no longer fall into… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share
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,… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share
The past and the future become unimportant. There is only that moment, and the incredible certainty that everything under the sun has been written… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share
She didn't need to understand the meaning of life; it was enough to find someone who did, and then fall asleep in his arms… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share
