Paulo Coelho's Quotes of the Day #12

Pain, loss, and separation - these things were inevitable on the path to love, and the only way of avoiding them was by deciding not to take that path at all. In order not to suffer, you had to renounce love. It was like putting out your own eyes in order not to see the bad things in life. Life is so complicated.

anyone who stands outside the door of problems and fails to recognize it may well end up leaving it open and allowing tragedies to enter.

In search for your destiny, you will often find yourself obliged to change direction.

The Gift belongs to whoever chooses to accept it. It is enough to believe - and not be afraid to make mistakes

Whenever we need to make an important decision, it is best to trust impulse and passion, because reason usually tries to remove us from our dream, saying that the time is not yet right. Reason is afraid of defeat, but intuition enjoys life and its challenges

The two worst strategic mistakes to make are acting prematurely and letting an opportunity slip; to avoid this, the warrior treats each situation as if it were unique and never resorts to formulate, recipes or other people’s opinions.

We are responsible for everything that happens in this world. We are warriors of light, and with the strength of our love and of our will we can change our destiny and that of many other people.

Judging yourself to be full of virtue paralyses. Judging yourself to be full of guilt also paralyses.

An enemy always represents a weakness. This might be fear of physical pain, but it could also be a premature sense of victory or the desire to abandon the fight because it is no longer worthwhile.

Anyone who gives help also receives help and needs to teach what he has learned.

When we love, it is not necessary to understand what is happening outside, because everything begins to happen inside us instead

Every time you wish something, keep your eyes wide open, focus and know exactly what you want. No one hits the target with eyes closed.

Love was necessary if one was to experience pleasure in bed.

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

Love one another, but let's not try to possess one another.

While she was waiting for her Prince Charming to appear, all she could do was dream.

It's the simple things in life that are the most extraordinary.

Why do we have to listen to our hearts?" "Because, wherever your heart is, that is where you'll find your treasure.

Pitiful is the person who is afraid of taking risks. Perhaps this person will never be disappointed or disillusioned; perhaps she won't suffer the way people do when they have a dream to follow. But when the person looks back-she will hear her heart

The danger of an adventure is worth a thousand days of ease and comfort.

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