Paulo Coelho

In reality things reveal nothing to us. It is people who, by looking into at things, discover a way of penetrating the Soul of the World.

When we have great treasures before us, we can never see them.

Anything a man does can bring him closer to the Supreme Wisdom, as long as he works with Love in his heart.

All the world needs are examples of people capable of living out their dreams and fighting for their ideas.

The great virtue of those who seek the spiritual path is courage.

The search for happiness is purely personal and not a model we can give to others.

True love does not consist in trying to correct others, but in feeling joy that things are better than we expected.

Everything new troubles us. Life catches us unawares and obliges us to journey towards the unknown, even when we do not want to, even when we do not need to.

God judges a tree by its fruits and not by its roots.

God is love, generosity and forgiveness; if we believe in this, we will never allow our weaknesses to paralyse us.

Our selfishness will condemn us to the worst suffering that we ourselves have invented - loneliness.

The three classic ways in which the Devil tempts us are with a threat, a promise or a seduction.

The first indication that we are killing our dreams is lack of time.

Few take up the burden of their own victory; most give up their dreams when these become impossible.

All battles have some use, including those in which we were defeated.

Everyone has their own way of learning.

It is important never to relax, however far you have come.

Death does not allow us to postpone all the things we can experience now.

No man is an island. To fight the good fight we need help.

We are neither worse nor better than those who eye us critically.

How does light enter a person? Through the open door of love.