PAOLO COELHO WISDOM Quotes

“A child can teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be busy with something, and to know how to demand with all his might that which he desires.” – Paulo Coelho”
― Stephen W. Gardner, PAOLO COELHO WISDOM: : 80 Inspirational Insights On How To Live With Purpose

“38. When you feel overwhelmed by life: “Close some doors today. Not because of pride, incapacity or arrogance, but simply because they lead you nowhere.” – Paulo Coelho”
― Stephen W. Gardner, PAOLO COELHO WISDOM: : 80 Inspirational Insights On How To Live With Purpose

“Close some doors today. Not because of pride, incapacity or arrogance, but simply because they lead you nowhere.”
― Stephen W. Gardner, PAOLO COELHO WISDOM: : 80 Inspirational Insights On How To Live With Purpose

“When I had nothing more to lose, I was given everything. When I ceased to be who I am, I found myself. When I experienced humiliation and yet kept on walking, I understood that I was free to choose my destiny.” – Paulo Coelho”
― Stephen W. Gardner, PAOLO COELHO WISDOM: : 80 Inspirational Insights On How To Live With Purpose

“When you want something, the entire universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”
― Stephen W. Gardner, PAOLO COELHO WISDOM: : 80 Inspirational Insights On How To Live With Purpose

“The two worst strategic mistakes to make are acting prematurely and letting an opportunity slip; to avoid this, the warrior treats each situation as if it were unique and never resorts to formulae recipes or other people’s opinions.”
– Paulo Coelho”
― Stephen W. Gardner, PAOLO COELHO WISDOM: : 80 Inspirational Insights On How To Live With Purpose

“74. On Willpower: “Life has a way of testing a person’s will, either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen at once.”
– Paolo Coelho”
― Stephen W. Gardner, PAOLO COELHO WISDOM: : 80 Inspirational Insights On How To Live With Purpose

“72. Living in the present: “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.”
– Paulo Coelho”
― Stephen W. Gardner, PAOLO COELHO WISDOM: : 80 Inspirational Insights On How To Live With Purpose

“70. When you feel misunderstood: “Don’t explain. Your friends do not need it, and your enemies will not believe you.” – Paulo Coelho”
― Stephen W. Gardner, PAOLO COELHO WISDOM: : 80 Inspirational Insights On How To Live With Purpose

“65. Being alone is crucial to discover yourself: “Solitude is not the absence of Love, but its complement. Solitude is not the absence of company, but the moment when our soul is free to speak to us and help us decide what to do with our life. Therefore, blessed are those who do not fear solitude, who are not afraid of their own company, who are not always desperately looking for something to do, something to amuse themselves with, something to judge. If you are never alone, you cannot know yourself.
– Paulo Coelho”
― Stephen W. Gardner, PAOLO COELHO WISDOM: : 80 Inspirational Insights On How To Live With Purpose

“When you repeat a mistake, it is not a mistake anymore: it is a decision.”
– Paulo Coelho”
― Stephen W. Gardner, PAOLO COELHO WISDOM: : 80 Inspirational Insights On How To Live With Purpose

“Every blessing ignored becomes a curse.”
– Paulo Coelho”
― Stephen W. Gardner, PAOLO COELHO WISDOM: : 80 Inspirational Insights On How To Live With Purpose

“To pull you through the tough times: “You can become blind by seeing that each day is a similar one.
Each day is a different one and it brings mysteries of its own.”
– Paulo Coelho”
― Stephen W. Gardner, PAOLO COELHO WISDOM: : 80 Inspirational Insights On How To Live With Purpose

“I don’t live in either my past or my future. I’m only interested in the present because life is the moment we are living right now.” – Paulo Coelho”
― Stephen W. Gardner, PAOLO COELHO WISDOM: : 80 Inspirational Insights On How To Live With Purpose

“48. Appreciate the dichotomy of life: “Never be ashamed,’ he said. ‘Accept what life offers you and try to drink from every cup. All wines should be tasted; some should only be sipped, but with others, drink the whole bottle.’ ‘How will I know which is which?’ ‘By the taste. You can only know a good wine if you have first tasted a bad one.” – Paulo Coelho”
― Stephen W. Gardner, PAOLO COELHO WISDOM: : 80 Inspirational Insights On How To Live With Purpose

“42. Do not seek love outside of yourself: “Love is not to be found in someone else but in ourselves; we simply awaken it. But in order to do that, we need the other person.” – Paulo Coelho”
― Stephen W. Gardner, PAOLO COELHO WISDOM: : 80 Inspirational Insights On How To Live With Purpose

“40. The only thing standing between you and your dream is fear: “People are afraid to pursue their most important dreams because they feel they don’t deserve them.” – Paulo Coelho”
― Stephen W. Gardner, PAOLO COELHO WISDOM: : 80 Inspirational Insights On How To Live With Purpose

“Love is an untamed force. When we try to control it, it destroys us. When we try to imprison it, it enslaves us. When we try to understand it, it leaves us feeling lost and confused.” – Paulo Coelho”
― Stephen W. Gardner, PAOLO COELHO WISDOM: : 80 Inspirational Insights On How To Live With Purpose

“35. Love changes every single thing: “It is not time that changes man or knowledge the only thing that can change someone’s mind is love.” – Paulo Coelho”
― Stephen W. Gardner, PAOLO COELHO WISDOM: : 80 Inspirational Insights On How To Live With Purpose

“Love is always new. Regardless of whether we love once, twice, or a dozen times in our life, we always face a brand-new situation. Love can consign us to hell or to paradise, but it always takes us somewhere. We simply have to accept it, because it is what nourishes our existence. If we reject it, we die of hunger, because we lack the courage to reach out a hand and pluck the fruit from the branches of the tree of life. We have to take love where we find it, even if it means hours, days, weeks of disappointment and sadness. The moment we begin to seek love, love begins to seek us. And to save us.” – Paulo Coelho”
― Stephen W. Gardner, PAOLO COELHO WISDOM: : 80 Inspirational Insights On How To Live With Purpose

“Everybody has a creative potential and from the moment you can express this creative potential, you can start changing the world.” – Paulo Coelho”
― Stephen W. Gardner, PAOLO COELHO WISDOM: : 80 Inspirational Insights On How To Live With Purpose

“We can also allow our Soulmate to pass us by, without accepting him or her, or even noticing. Then we will need another incarnation in order to find that Soulmate. And because of our selfishness, we will be condemned to the worst torture humankind ever invented for itself: loneliness.” – Paulo Coelho”
― Stephen W. Gardner, PAOLO COELHO WISDOM: : 80 Inspirational Insights On How To Live With Purpose

“We make a lot of detours but we are heading in the right direction.”
– Paulo Coelho”
― Stephen W. Gardner, PAOLO COELHO WISDOM: : 80 Inspirational Insights On How To Live With Purpose

“Our true friends are those who are with us when the good things happen. They cheer us on and are pleased by our triumphs. False friends only appear at difficult times, with their sad, supportive faces, when, in fact, our suffering is serving to console them for their miserable lives.” – Paulo Coelho”
― Stephen W. Gardner, PAOLO COELHO WISDOM: : 80 Inspirational Insights On How To Live With Purpose

“20. True love: “True love will never ask you to walk away from your dreams.” – Paulo Coelho”
― Stephen W. Gardner, PAOLO COELHO WISDOM: : 80 Inspirational Insights On How To Live With Purpose

“Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives but none about their own.”
― Stephen W. Gardner, PAOLO COELHO WISDOM: : 80 Inspirational Insights On How To Live With Purpose

“There are moments when troubles enter our lives and we can do nothing to avoid them. But they are there for a reason. Only when we have overcome them will we understand why they were there.”
― Stephen W. Gardner, PAOLO COELHO WISDOM: : 80 Inspirational Insights On How To Live With Purpose

“The Warrior of Light is a believer. Because he believes in miracles, miracles begin to happen. Because he is sure that his thoughts can change his life, his life begins to change. Because he is certain that he will find love, love appears.”
― Stephen W. Gardner, PAOLO COELHO WISDOM: : 80 Inspirational Insights On How To Live With Purpose

“Who we become in the process of pursuing our dreams
is just as important as the dream itself.”
― Stephen W. Gardner, PAOLO COELHO WISDOM: : 80 Inspirational Insights On How To Live With Purpose