Paulo Coelho Life Quotations [Page 2]

Our human condition makes us tend to share only the best of ourselves, because we are always searching for love and approval

Do you know what gives a woman most pleasure within marriage? 'Sex'? ..No, making food. Watching her man eat

We all harbour a great sadness in our soul

There are two kinds of world: the one we dream about and the real one.

History will only change when we are able to use the energy of love, just as we use the energy of the wind, the seas, the atom.

Blessed are those who are not afraid to admit that they don't know something

When we postpone the harvest, the fruit rots, but when we postpone our problems, they keep on growing.

The end of one stage is only the beginning of another. Any dangers overcome are the necessary preparation to do better in the next stage.

He who loves has conquered the world and has no fear of losing anything. True love is an act of total surrender.

Love is a complicated path, and that path can lead us up to heaven or hurl us down into hell.

Love does not ask many questions, because with thinking comes fear. This might be the fear of being scorned, of being rejected, or of breaking the spell. However ridiculous this may seem, that is how it is. This is why one does not ask, one acts.

Feelings should always be allowed to be free. You should not judge a future love by past suffering.

The warrior of light only risks his heart for something worthwhile.

It is not enough to dream of the Impossible Love - it is necessary to conquer it too.

She said she was neither happy nor unhappy, and that was why she couldn't go on. Each person knows the extent of their own suffering, or the total absence of meaning in their lives.

Every Warrior of the Light has, at least once, believed he was not a Warrior of the Light.

Every Warrior of the Light has suffered for the most trivial of reasons.

Every Warrior of the Light has, at some time in the past, lied or betrayed someone.

Loneliness is the worst of all tortures, the worst of all sufferings.

Sometimes we have only ten minutes to be with the love of our life and thousands of hours to spend thinking about them.

Carry in your memory, for the rest of your life, the good things that came out of those difficulties. They will serve as a proof of your abilities and will give you confidence when you are faced by other obstacles.

That is why he is a Warrior of the Light, because he has been through all this and yet has never lost hope of being better than he is.

Every Warrior of the Light has failed in his spiritual duties.

The Warrior does not worry that, to others, his behavior might seem quite mad.

Warriors always have a certain gleam in their eyes.

He also knows that certain moments repeat themselves.

He believes that "To persevere is favorable."

The Warrior sometimes fights with those he loves.

A warrior of the Light does not rely on strength alone; he makes use of his opponent's energy, too.

All the world's roads lead to the heart of the Warrior.

The universe is going to help the Warrior.

He also chooses his enemies.

He manages to balance Rigor and Mercy.

He knows that it is impossible to live in a state of complete relaxation.

He is also a victim of some injustice; he usually tries to be alone, in order to show his pain to others.

He knows that he must act, but he must allow room for the Universe to act too.

He too shares his world with the people he loves.

A Warrior knows that his best teachers are the people whom he shares the battlefield.

He does not however postpone making decisions.

The Warrior listens to the words of certain thinkers.

He knows his own faults, but also knows his qualities.

He carefully studies the position that he intends to conquer.

The warrior of the Light sits around a fire with his companions.

He also knows the importance of intuition.

The Warrior remembers the past.

But he keeps his heart free of any feelings of hatred.

A Warrior often loses heart.

He needs both patience and speed.

A Warrior is never in a hurry.

He is never cowardly.

He however knows when the enemy is stronger.

He has the qualities of a rock.

For the Warrior of the Light, there are no abstractions.

He sometimes behaves like water, flowing around the obstacles he encounters.

He has learned that it is best to follow the light.

For the Warrior, there is no such thing as an impossible love.

The Warrior of the Light knows that everyone is afraid of everyone else.

In the intervals between battles, the Warrior rests.

But he knows that no man is an island.

He though does not always have faith.

The Warrior of the Light pays attention to small things because they can severely hamper him.

To engage in any activity, the warrior needs to know what to expect, how to achieve the objective and whether or not he is capable of carrying out the proposed task.

He unwittingly takes a false step and plunges into the abyss.

Sometimes Evil pursues the Warrior of the Light, and when it does, he calmly invites it into his tent.

He knows that there are occasional pauses in the struggle.

The warrior is always trying to improve.

A responsible Warrior is one who has proved able to observe and to learn.

Yesterday's pain is the Warrior of the Light's strength.

He never falls into the trap of the word "freedom".

At the beginning of his struggle, the Warrior says: "I have dreams."

He does not keep company with those who wish to harm him.

A Warrior is always vigilant.

The Warrior of the Light never forgets the old saying: The good little goat doesn't bleat.

A Warrior never accepts what is unacceptable.

He accepts his Personal Legend completely.

The Warrior is terrified when making important decisions.

A Warrior of the Light cannot always choose his battlefield.

He views life with tenderness and determination.

A Warrior trusts other people because, first and foremost, he trusts himself.

He is also wary of people who think they know the path.

Sometimes the Warrior feels as if he were living two lives at once.

Each Warrior of the Light contains within him the spark of God.

He remembers the five rules of combat set down by Chuan Tzu - faith, companions, time, space and strategy.

Like the fighter, the Warrior is aware of his own immense strength; he never fights with anyone who does not deserve the honor of combat.

He is now walking from his dream.

Often, warriors find their lives meaningless.

A Warrior of the Light does not accept gifts from his enemy.

He is as wise as a serpent and as innocent as a dove.

With confidence, he open the door of life presented to him.

The Warrior tries to enjoy the small everyday things of life.

He gives before he is asked.

He has learned that God uses solitude to teach us how to live with other people.

When he wins the battle, the Warrior celebrates.

When the Warrior takes on a commitment, he keeps his word.

The Warrior of the light knows that when somebody wants something, the whole Universe conspires in their favor.

He too knows how to lose.

A Warrior knows when a battle is worth fighting.

The Warrior knows the value of persistence and of courage.

He uses common sense to judge not the intentions of an action but its consequences.

When he is forced to perform the same task several times, the Warrior uses this tactic and transforms work into prayer.