“When a sense of dissatisfaction persists, that means it was placed there by God for one reason only: you need to change everything and move forward.”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.comTagged: Life, Faith, Dissatisfaction, Unease
“Understand what is going on inside you and you will understand what is going on inside everyone else.”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.comTagged: Life, People, self-reflection
“Tragedy always brings about radical change in our lives, a change that is associated with the same principle: loss. When faced by any loss, there's no point in trying to recover what has been; it's best to take advantage of that large space that opens up before us and fill it with something new.”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.comTagged: Life, Faith, Tragedy, Hard Times
“I know only that a life without cause is a life without effect. And I can't allow that to happen to me.”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.comTagged: Life, purpose, Passion
“If I believe I will win, then victory will believe in me. No life is complete without a touch of madness.”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.comTagged: Victim, Madness, Winning, Believe In Yourself
“I learned long ago that in order to heal my wounds, I must have the courage to face up to them. I also learned to forgive myself and correct my mistakes.”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.comTagged: forgiveness, Healing, Courage, Mistakes
“If we seek something, that same thing is seeking us.”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.comTagged: Life, Positive Thinking, The Universe
“Stop repeating the same lesson, because you won't learn anything new that way.”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.comTagged: Life, Lessons, Taking Risks
“What can't be cured must be endured.”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.comTagged: Life, Hardship, Endurance, Pain
“Is it possible to deviate from the path of God has made? Yes, but it’s always a mistake. Is it possible to avoid pain? Yes, but you’ll never learn anything. Is it possible to know something without ever having experienced it? Yes, but it will never truly be part of you.”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.comTagged: Life, God, Pain, Suffering
“To live is to experience things, not sit around pondering the meaning of life.”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.comTagged: Life, Living, Experiences
“No one is a prophet in his own land. We always tend to value what comes from afar. never recognizing the beauty around us,”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.comTagged: Appreciating Life, beauty
“In magic -- and in life -- there is only the present moment, the now. You can't measure time the way you measure the distance between two points.”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.comTagged: Time, The Present, Now
“If you spend too much time trying to find out what is good or bad about someone else, you'll forget your own soul and end up exhausted and defeated by the energy you have wasted in judging others.”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.comTagged: Judgment, Judging Others, Energy
“If you want to see a rainbow, you have to learn to like the rain.”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.comTagged: Life, rainbow, Rain, Ups & Downs
“No one can learn to love by following a manual and no one can learn to write by following a course.”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.comTagged: Love, inspiration, Writing, Soul
“Don't be intimidated by other people's opinions. Only mediocrity is sure of itself, so take risks and do what you really want to do.”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.comTagged: Freedom, Self-Acceptance, Taking Risks, Do What You Love
“Because love is the only thing that will save us, independent of any mistakes we may make. Love is always stronger.”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.comTagged: Love, real love, Love Saves
“Words are tears that have been written down. Tears are words that need to be shed. Without them, joy loses all its brilliance and sadness has no end.”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.comTagged: Words, Tears, Joy, Pain, Sadness
“The world is being created and destroyed in this very moment. Whoever you met will reappear, whoever you lost will return.”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.comTagged: Life, Time, Karma, Destiny
“On the other hand, I know very few people capable of receiving, even when the gift is given with love and generosity. It's as if the act of receiving made them feel inferior, as if depending on someone else was undignified.”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.comTagged: Receiving, Receiving Love, Fear
“And like all sensitive people, she's a little, shall we say, unstable.”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.comTagged: Sensitive, Sensitive People
“People aren't used to that way of thinking, they want everything to stay the same -- and the consequences of that is pain.”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.comTagged: Change
“I free myself from hatred through forgiveness and love. I understand that suffering, when it can't be avoided, is here to help me on my way to glory.”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.comTagged: Suffering, forgiveness, Love
“The trouble with words is that they give us the illusory sense that we are being understood as well as understanding what others are saying. However, when we turn around and come face to face with our destiny. we discover that words are not enough.”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.comTagged: Words, Destiny, Life
“Only a fool makes threat and only another fool feels threatened.”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.comTagged: Threat, Fear
“Only someone who can say 'I love you' is capable of saying 'I forgive you.'”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.comTagged: Love, forgiveness
“Be blessed. And just as you are transforming your own life, may you transform the lives of those around you. When they ask, do not forget to give. When they knock at your door, be sure to open it. When they lose something and come to you, do whatever you can to help them find what they have lost. Fi…”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.comTagged: Loving, Giving, Life, Open Hearts
“You're wrong when you say that other people have recovered from the trauma, they've simply hidden it away in a place they never go to.”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.comTagged: Trauma, Pain, Demons