Paulo Coelho Quotes

what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over

Seek to live. Remembrance is for the old.

The moment we begin to seek love, love begins to seek us. And to save us.

God always offers us a second chance in life.

I forgive the hostility and jealousy,

Everyone on earth has a treasure that awaits him.

Don't explain. Your friends do not need it, and your enemies will not believe you

And one has to understand that braveness is not the absence of fear but rather the strength to keep on going forward despite the fear.

I forgive the neglect and the contempt,

No one owns anything. Anyone who has lost something they thought was theirs forever finally comes to realize that nothing really belongs to them. And if nothing belongs to me, then there's no point wasting my time looking after things that aren't mine.

We learn in the past, but we are not the result of that. We suffered in the past, loved in the past, cried and laughed in the past, but that’s of no use to the present. The present has its challenges, its good and bad side. We can neither blame nor be grateful to the past for what is happening now. Each new experience of love has nothing whatsoever to do with past experiences. It’s always new.

The wise men understood that this natural world is simply a guarantee that there exists a world that is perfect. God created the world so that, through its visible objects, men could understand his spiritual teachings and the marvels of his wisdom. That's what I mean by action.

When you’re in love, you’re capable of learning everything and knowing things you had never dared even to think, because love is the key to understanding of all the the mysteries.

All my life I've learned to suffer in silence.

You can either be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It all depends on how you view your life.