Quotes on Alchemist Book

Sometimes there's just no way to hold back the river.

Fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself.

So, I love you because the entire universe conspired to help me find you.

People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of. It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting. And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.

People are afraid to pursue their most important dreams, because they feel that they don't deserve them, or that they'll be unable to achieve them.

Everyone, when they are young, knows what their destiny is.

making a decision was only the beginning of things. When someone makes a decision, he is really diving into a strong current that will carry him to places he had never dreamed of when he first made the decision.

The boy didn't know what a Personal Legend was. 'It's what you have always wanted to accomplish. Everyone, when they are young, knows what their Personal Legend is. At that point in their lives, everything is clear and everything is possible. They are not afraid to dream, and to yearn for everything they would like to see happen to them in their lives. But, as time passes, a mysterious force begins to convince them that it will be impossible for them to realize their Personal Legend.

It's true; life really is generous to those who pursue their destiny

Everything on Earth is being continuously transformed.

life is the moment we're living right now.

The Soul of the World is nourished by people's happiness. And also by unhappiness, envy, and jealousy. To realize one's Personal Legend is a person's only real obligation. All things are one.

Don't give in to your fears. If you do, you won't be able to talk to your heart.

It's not what enters men's mouth that is evil," said the alchemist. It's what comes out of their mouths that is.

Whoever you are, or whatever it is that you do, when you really want something, it's because that desire originated in the soul of the universe. It's your mission on earth.

It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.

People need not fear the unknown if they are capable of achieving what they need and want.

When each day is the same as the next, it’s because people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their lives every day that the sun rises.

The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.

No matter what he does, every person on earth plays a central role in the history of the world. And normally he doesn't know it.

Every search begins with beginner’s luck. And every search ends with the victor’s being severely tested.