Category: Life Quotes

“The glory of the world is transitory, and we should not measure our lives by it, but by the choice we make to follow our Personal Legend, to believe in our utopias and to fight for our dreams. We are all protagonists of our own lives, and it is often the anonymous heroes who leave the deepest mark.” – Paulo Coelho, Acceptance Speech Delivered to the Brazilian Academy of Letters

“The inevitable always happens. We need discipline and patience to overcome it. And hope, it isn’t a question of placing hope in the future. It is a question of re-creating our own past.” – Paulo Coelho, The Fifth Mountain

“We always have a tendency to see those things that do not exist and to be blind to the great lessons that are right there before our eyes.” – Paulo Coelho, The Pilgrimage

“As soon as people decide to confront a problem, they realize that they are far more capable than they thought they were.” – Paulo Coelho, The Zahir

“If you have a past with which you feel dissatisfied, then forget it now. Imagine a new story for your life and believe in it. Focus only on the moments when you achieved what you desired, and that strength will help you to get what you want.” – Paulo Coelho, The Fifth Mountain

“When I had nothing to lose, I had everything. When I stopped being who I am, I found myself.” – Paulo Coelho

“No one can escape his own heart. That is why it is best to follow its dictates, so that you are never laid low by a blow you were not expecting.” – Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

“We tend not to value the things we do every day, but those are the things that are transforming the world around us.” – Paulo Coelho, Chronicle: Dialogues With The Master – The Love In The Details

“When we least expect it, life confronts us with a challenge that will test our courage and our willingness to change.” – Paulo Coelho, The Devil And Miss Prym

“I will not complain about life, saying, “Everything’s always the same and I can do nothing to change it.” Because I am living this day as if it were my first and, while it lasts, I will discover things that I did not even know were there.” – Paulo Coelho, Manuscript Found In Accra