"In these words lies all his power: He chose the path along which he is walking and so has no complaints."
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Paulo Coelho quotes (page 49 of 104)
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"We buy books, we go to gyms, we expend a lot of brain power on trying to hold back time, when we should be celebrating the miracle of being here in this world."
"Scars are medals branded on the flesh, and your enemies will be frightened by them because they are proof of your long experience of battle."
"Stop turning on your emotional television to watch the same program over & over again, the one that shows how much you suffered from a certain loss: that is only poisoning you, nothing else."
"Live fully, love deeply, let go with no bitterness."
"Any given thing on the face of the earth could reveal the history of all things"
"We forget that the world is what we imagine it to be. We stop being the sun and become, instead, the pool of water reflecting it."
"To heal my wounds, I need to be brave enough to face them."
"The closer you get to your dream, the more your personal legend becomes your real reason for living."
"The world only gets better because people risk something to make it better. Thanks Egyptians"
"Love your enemy. But don't forget he is not your friend"
"You are protected. But if you don't take risks, God will retreat and become only a subject of philosophical speculation."
"I'm proud of the scars in my soul. They remind me that I have an intense life."
"When you travel you experience, in a very practical way, the act of rebirth. You confront completely new situations, the day passes more slowly, and on most journeys you don't even understand the language the people speak....You begin to be more accessible to others, because they may be able to help you in difficult situations."
"Allowing someone else to make us happy will make them happy too."
"There is only one way to learn... It's through action."
"If I am really a part of your dream, you'll come back one day."
"Profound commitment to a dream does not confine or constrain: it liberates. Even a difficult, winding path can lead to your goal if you follow it to the end."
"Mistakes you commit through audacity are easily corrected with more audacity."
"Borges said there are only four stories to tell: a love story between two people, a love story between three people, the struggle for power and the voyage. All of us writers rewrite these same stories ad infinitum."