25 Powerful Paulo Coelho Quotes From 'Like The Flowing River' That Will Give You The Strength And Hope You Need

“You don't always have to pretend to be strong,there is no need to prove all the time that everything is going well,you shouldn't be concerned about what other people are thinking. Cry if you need to,it's good to cry out all your tears,because only then you will be able to smile again”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

“I'm not doing anything, and yet I'm also doing the most important thing a man can do: I'm listening to what I needed to hear from myself.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

“Life always gives us a second chance.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

“God is close to us regardless of how much we pray.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

“Every human being has the right to search for happiness, and by happiness is meant something that makes that individual feel content, not necessarily something that makes other people feel content.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

“I'm not doing anything, and yet I'm also doing the most important thing a man can do: I'm listening to what I needed to hear from myself.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

“It would be foolish to be frightened by death, because all of us, sooner or later, are going to die. And only those who accept this fact are prepared for life.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

“A warrior of light, once he has done his duty and transformed his intention into gesture, need fear nothing else: he has done what he should have done. He did not allow himself to be paralyzed by fear. Even if the arrow failed to hit the target, he will have another opportunity, because he did not g…”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

“I cannot lose the one thing that keeps me alive : hope.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

“Love creates bridges where it would seem they were impossible.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

“But then, what makes life interesting are the challenges we face, and so I end up accepting the invitation.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

“And may she travel slowly, because her pace is the pace of change, and change, real change, always takes a very long time.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

“I don't know why we human beings are so obsessed with making rules about everything.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

“Whenever we feel that no one is paying any attention to what we are doing, let us think of the pianist. He was talking to God through his work, and nothing else mattered.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

“Work is a blessing when it helps us to think about what were doing; but it become a curse when its sole use is to stop us thinking about the meaning of our life.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

“I understand once again that the greatness of God always reveals itself in the simple things”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

“The fool who likes giving advice on our garden never tends his own plants at all.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

“Sometimes, we are so attached to our way of life that we turn down a wonderful opportunity simply because we don't know what to do with it.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

“Yes, tell your story. Be an example to others. tell everyone that it's possible, and then others will find the courage to climb their own mountains.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

“Don't keep repeating 'It's harder than I thought,' because that will sap your inner strength.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

“So you must try all paths and tracks until, one day, you find yourself before the peak you intend to climb.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

“You should know that everything you do in life will leave a mark, so try to be conscious of that in every action.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

“When something undesirable grows in my soul, I ask God to give me the same courage mercilessly to pluck it out.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

“You cannot judge the beauty of a particular path just by looking at the gate.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

“Sometimes people get so used to what they see in films that they end up forgetting the real story.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com