Paulo Coelho's Blog, page 4
March 16, 2021
1 min read: the fisherman and the businessman
There was once a businessman who was sitting by the beach in a small Brazilian village. As he sat, he saw a Brazilian fisherman rowing a small boat towards the shore having caught quite few big fish. The businessman was impressed and asked the fisherman, “How long does it take you to catch so many […]
March 6, 2021
30 frases (Portugues)
Quem tentar possuir uma flor, verá sua beleza murchando. Mas quem apenas olhar uma flor num campo, permanecerá para sempre com ela. Você nunca será minha e por isso terei você para sempre. Paulo Coelho (Brida, 1990) Por detrás da máscara de gelo que as pessoas usam, existe um coração de fogo. Paulo Coelho […]
March 5, 2021
50 citas en español
Trata de dejarte llevar por la noche de vez en cuando, observa las estrellas e intenta embriagarte con la sensación de infinito. La noche, con todos sus sortilegios, también es un camino hacia la iluminación. Igual que el pozo oscuro tiene en el fondo el agua que sacia la sed, la noche, cuyo […]
December 30, 2020
My 25 most important points
Paulo Coelho’s fans often refer to his books as inspiring and life-changing. His words speak to everyone in a different way and everyone has their own favourite passages – as demonstrated by the number of quotes from his books that can be found all over the internet. Photo: Alex Stephen Teuscher 1. When […]
December 27, 2020
10 sec read: The umbrella
As tradition dictates, upon entering his Zen master’s house, the disciple left his shoes and umbrella outside. “I saw through the window that you were arriving,” said the master. “Did you leave your shoes to the right or the left of the umbrella?” “I haven’t the least idea. But what does that matter? I was […]
December 25, 2020
10 Powerful Life Lessons from The Alchemist
by The Utopian Life The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is one of the best-selling books in history, with over 65 million copies in 56 different languages. The story of Santiago, the shepherd boy on a journey to realize his “Personal Legend” has inspired people all over the world to live their dreams. Here are ten of […]
December 24, 2020
Christmas tale: The pine tree in St. Martin (ENG, PORT, ESPA)
________________ PARA LER EM PORTUGUES CLICAR AQUI> O pinheiro de St. Martin PARA LEER EN ESPANOL CLICAR AQUI > El pino de St. Martin ________________ On Christmas Eve, the parish priest of the little village of St. Martin, in the French Pyrenees, was getting ready to celebrate Mass when he began to smell a delicious […]
December 19, 2020
Book excerpt: The Spy
Dear Mr. Clunet, I do not know what will happen at the end of this week. I have always been an optimistic woman, but time has left me bitter, alone, and sad. the-spy-paulo-coelho-cover-244.jpg Knopf If things turn out as I hope, you will never receive this letter. I’ll have been pardoned. After all, I spent […]
December 17, 2020
December 14, 2020
Character of the week: Santa Claus
One of the problems we have in this world is that too many adults believe in Santa Claus, and too many children don’t Lee Lauer A critic is a man who found out when he was about ten that there wasn’t any Santa Claus, and he’s still upset. James Gould Cozzens Santa Claus has the […]
