Wednesday, September 21, 2011

The Alchemist: Quotes By Paulo Coelho



-          It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.
-          If someone isn’t what others want them to be, the others become angry. Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.
-          But when you’re talking to people, they say some things that are so strange that you don’t know how to continue the conversation.
-          He never realized that people are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of.
-          You must always know what it is that you want.
-          Sometimes there’s just no way to hold back the river.
-          Everything in life is an omen.
-          There is a universal language, understood by everybody, but already forgotten.
-          I can learn something from the desert, too. It seems old and wise.
-          If I’m really a part of your dream, you’ll come back one day.
-          And God only rarely reveals the future. When he does so, it is for only one reason: it’s a future that was written so as to be altered.
-          When something is written, there is no way to change it.
-          It’s not what enters men’s mouth that’s evil. It’s what comes out of their mouths that is.
-          Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure.
-          Life attracts life.
-          One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving.
-          If what one finds is made of pure matter, it will never spoil. And one can always come back. If what you had found was only a moment of light, like the explosion of a star, you would find nothing on your return.
-          There is only one way to learn. It’s through action.
-          When you possess great treasures within you, and try to tell others of them, seldom are you believed.
-          Your eyes show the strength of your soul.
-          Because when we love, we always strive to become better than we are.
-          What good is money to you if you’re going to die? It’s not often that money can save someone’s life.