Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
"The Universe Conspires...to get what you truly desire"
127 Quotes
"love is just a further impetus, not something that will prevent us going forward. We do not realize that those who genuinely wish us well want us to be happy and are prepared to accompany us on that journey."
Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
"When he was a child, that man wanted to travel, too. But he decided first to buy his bakery and put some money aside. When he's an old man, he's going to spend a month in Africa. He never realized that people are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of."
Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
"His way isn't the same as mine, nor mine as his. But we're both in search of our destinies, and I respect him for that."
Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
"It's only those who are persistent, and willing to study things deeply, who achieve the Master Work"
Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
"So he could not be hasty or impatient. If he pushed forward impulsively, he would fail to see the signs and omens left by God along his path. God placed them along my path. He had surprised himself with the thought. Until then, he had considered the omens to be things of this world, Like eating or sleeping, or like seeking love or finding a job. he had never thought of them in terms of a language used by God to indicate what he should do."
Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
"When we first begin fighting for our dreams, we have no experience and make many mistakes. The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and get up eight times."
Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
"Everyone, when they are young, knows what their destiny is. At that point in their lives, everything is clear and everything is possible."
Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
"The secret is here in the present. If you pay attention to the present, you can improve upon it. And, if you improve on the present, what comes later will also be better. Forget about the future, and live each day according the the teachings, confident that God loves his children. Each day, in itself, brings with it an eternity."
Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
"For her, every day was the same, and when each day is the same as the next, it's because people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their lives every day that the sun rises."
Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
"...one dies of thirst just when the palm tress have appeared on the horizon."
Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
"Those who don't understand their personal legends will fail to comprehend its teachings."
Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
"that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what's happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate. That's the world's greatest lie."
Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
"Well, then, why should I listen to my heart"Because you will never again be able to keep it quiet."
Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
"But the sheep had taught him something even more important: that there was a universal language in the world that everyone understood, a language the boy had used throughout the time that he was trying to improve things at the shop. It was the language of enthusiasm, of things accomplished with love and purpose, and as part of a search for something believed in and desired."
Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
"Why do they make things so complicated"So that those who have the responsibility for understanding can understand.," he said. "Imagine if everyone went around transforming lead into gold. Gold would lose its value."It's those who are persistent, and willing to study things deeply, who achieve the Master Work."
Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
"It's now what enters men's mouths that's evil. It's what comes out of their mouths that is."
Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
"What's the world's greatest lie' the boy asked, completely surprised.'It's this: that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what's happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate. That's the world's greatest lie."
Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
"I can control my destiny, but not my fate. Destiny means there are opportunities to turn right or left, but fate is a one-way street. I believe we all have the choice as to whether we fulfill our destiny, but our fate is sealed."
Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
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