Paulo Coelho

Paulo Coelho

Brazilian lyricist and novelist
24 August 1947 —

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In order for us to liberate the energy of our strength, our weakness must first have a chance to reveal itself.

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Every blessing ignored becomes a curse.

Changes only happen when we go totally against everything we`re used to doing.

The good fight is the one that`s fought in the name of our dreams.

When you are in love, things make even more sense.

Rich men never waste a penny: only poor people do that.

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It is one thing to have something and give it up. It is another not to have something and to condemn those who have.

I can choose either to be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It`s all a question of how I view my life.

Anyone who loves in the expectation of being loved in return is wasting their time.

What is a teacher? I`ll tell you: it isn`t someone who teaches something, but someone who inspires the student to give of her best in order to discover what she already knows.

- What makes the sky change colour when the sun reaches the horizon?
- If we tried to explain everything, we wouldn`t be able to live.

There’s no point explaining that all we achieve by exacting revenge is to make ourselves the equals of our enemies, whereas by forgiving we show wisdom and intelligence.

If you want to see a rainbow you have to learn to like the rain.

When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too.

In order to have faith in his own path, he does not need to prove that someone else`s path is wrong.

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