Paulo Coelho - DeveloPassion

# Paulo Coelho ![[50 Resources/51 Attachments/51.03 Public/2026-02-04 Paulo Coelho.jpg|400]] ## Quotes   - [[Act and be like a lake that reflects the sky and has no doubts]] - [[All past events are just steps of your personal legend]] - [[Always know what you want. Do the work. Dreams are not free]] - [[Ask yourself if what you’re doing today is getting you closer to where you want to be tomorrow]] - [[Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience]] - [[Be free like the wind, nothing stops you]] - [[Change. But start slowly, because direction is more important than speed]] - [[Curiosity is a deep and powerful human drive. It pushes us to explore and grow]] - [[Death makes us more aware of life and its beauty]] - [[Decisions are only the first step, the beginning of something new. Decisions open doors, but you still have to go through those to reach your destination]] - [[Don't abandon yourself to despair]] - [[Don't be impatient about realizing your dreams or you might miss signs that could help you. Don't focus too much on the future. Just let it be. Come what may]] - [[Don't let yourself get distracted. Keep following your path]] - [[Don't think about what you've left behind. The only way to learn is through action. If you want to learn, then act. Do]] - [[Don't waste your time with explanations, people only hear what they want to hear]] - [[Dreams mean work]] - [[Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own]] - [[Everyone thinks they know how we should be living. They want us to conform and try to influence us consciously or not. But no one knows how life should be lived, whether it's their own or someone else's]] - [[Focus on now, make it better and the future will get brighter as a result]] - [[Focus on what gives meaning to your life. It doesn't matter what it is as long as it fulfills you and gives you joy]] - [[Follow the signs along the way. Pay attention to those and notice those]] - [[Fortunate are those who take the first steps]] - [[Have faith in your life and in your destiny]] - [[I want to continue being crazy. Living my life the way I dream it, and not the way the other people want it to be]] - [[If I must fall, may it be from a high place]] - [[If you are never alone, you cannot know yourself]] - [[If you can always live in the present, you will be happy. You can only live in the present, not in the past nor in the future]] - [[If you don't achieve your dreams but have actually tried, you will die in a much better position than all those who never pursued those]] - [[If you have a dream, don't waste your energies explaining why]] - [[If you only walk on sunny days you'll never reach your destination]] - [[If you want to be successful, you must respect one rule – Never lie to yourself]] - [[If you want to be successful, you must respect one rule. Never lie to yourself]] - [[It is by walking that the path is made]] - [[It's never too late to explore a new path in life, to start a new journey]] - [[It's normal to be scared about exchanging a dream for everything you have already obtained and achieved so far]] - [[It's one thing to feel that you are on the right path, but it's another to think yours is the only path]] - [[It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting]] - [[It's what you do in the present that will redeem the past and thereby change the future]] - [[Let opportunities do their thing give yourself a chance]] - [[Life takes us by surprise and orders us to move toward the unknown, even when we don't want to and when we think we don't need to]] - [[Listen to your heart, go where it guides you and you shall be happy]] - [[Listen to your soul. You're the only one able to decipher it. If you don't, you risk living someone else's life]] - [[Live every single day fully, so that when the time has come to leave this world, you won't have regrets]] - [[Love doesn't need to be discussed. It has its own voice and speaks for itself]] - [[Love is always new. Regardless of whether we love once, twice, or a dozen times in our life, we always face a brand-new situation]] - [[Make a dent in the world make it a better place transform something into something better]] - [[Many people see the world as full of dangers and for that reason it becomes dangerous to them]] - [[Most people are unable to choose their destiny, let alone fight for it]] - [[Never give up on your dreams because your heart never will and you will forever feel a void and will regret not pursuing those and regret is far worse than failure]] - [[Never hate jealous people. They are jealous because they think you are better than them]] - [[Never let an old flame burn you twice]] - [[One day you'll wake up and there won't be any more time to do the things you've always wanted. Do it now]] - [[Our existence depends on our choices. And our choices create an infinity of different worlds]] - [[People are scared of achieving their dreams because they believe they don't deserve to, or fear not being able to. Their beliefs and fears hold them back]] - [[People care way too much about status. They are stuck playing status games]] - [[People don't even realize that they keep following new paths every day. Every day is an opportunity to explore, discover, learn and grow, for every single path is unique]] - [[Praying is talking to the Universe. Meditation is listening to it]] - [[Seek to live. Remembrance is for the old]] - [[Simple things are the most extraordinary]] - [[Some people around us will not understand our journey. They don’t need to; it’s not for them]] - [[Sometimes in life, things change and we don't have time to adapt and get used to those]] - [[Sometimes you have to travel a long way to find what is near]] - [[Take your own decisions, don't let others or inaction decide for you]] - [[The boat is safe in the port, but it's not for that that boats were built]] - [[The closer we get to realizing our dreams, the more our personal legend becomes our reason to live]] - [[The darkest hour is the one right before dawn]] - [[The distance between dreams and reality is called discipline]] - [[The fear of suffering is worse than suffering]] - [[The mirror reflects a perfect image because it does not think]] - [[The past is no more and the future doesn't exist. Live in the present moment with the lessons you learned in the past and the dreams of your future]] - [[The possibility of turning dreams into reality is what makes life interesting]] - [[The present holds infinity in itself]] - [[The quest always starts with beginner's luck and always ends with the challenge of the conqueror]] - [[The reward for our work is not what we get, but what we become]] - [[The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times]] - [[The universe always conspires in favor of those who dream]] - [[To heal a wound you must stop scratching it]] - [[Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worst kind of suffering]] - [[We accept truth only because we have rejected it in the depth of our soul]] - [[We all fear losing what we have, but that fear disappears when we realize that we can rebuild and regain whatever we had before, if we really want it]] - [[We all see the world as we'd like the things to happen, and not as they actually happen. We look at the world through a distorted lens]] - [[We must always be ready to face the surprises life puts on our path. We need to welcome and embrace those with gratitude]] - [[We never notice the treasures that are right in front of us because we are unable to believe it]] - [[We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen]] - [[What happens once cannot happen again. What happens twice is bound to happen a third time]] - [[When one thing evolves, everything around it evolves as well]] - [[When someone leaves, it's because someone else is about to arrive]] - [[When there's no way back, all you can do is focus on the best way to move forward]] - [[When we try to become better and improve everything around us improves as well]] - [[When you really want something, the universe conspires in your favor]] - [[When you repeat a mistake, it is not a mistake anymore. It is a decision]] - [[When you're young, you dream fearlessly, ambitiously. But as you age, doubts creep in and you stop believing that you can actually achieve your dreams]] - [[Where your heart lies, your treasure lies. Listen to it and follow it. Enjoy the journey]] - [[You always have the possibility to achieve your dreams. If you believe it, if you have enough willpower, are on the right mindset, then the sky is the limit]] - [[You can choose to look at the world as a victim or as a hero. It's a choice]] - [[You have two choices, to control your mind or to let your mind control you]]   - [[Act and be like a lake that reflects the sky and has no doubts]] - [[All past events are just steps of your personal legend]] - [[Always know what you want. Do the work. Dreams are not free]] - [[Ask yourself if what you’re doing today is getting you closer to where you want to be tomorrow]] - [[Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience]] - [[Be free like the wind, nothing stops you]] - [[Change. But start slowly, because direction is more important than speed]] - [[Curiosity is a deep and powerful human drive. It pushes us to explore and grow]] - [[Death makes us more aware of life and its beauty]] - [[Decisions are only the first step, the beginning of something new. Decisions open doors, but you still have to go through those to reach your destination]] - [[Don't abandon yourself to despair]] - [[Don't be impatient about realizing your dreams or you might miss signs that could help you. Don't focus too much on the future. Just let it be. Come what may]] - [[Don't let yourself get distracted. Keep following your path]] - [[Don't think about what you've left behind. The only way to learn is through action. If you want to learn, then act. Do]] - [[Don't waste your time with explanations, people only hear what they want to hear]] - [[Dreams mean work]] - [[Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own]] - [[Everyone thinks they know how we should be living. They want us to conform and try to influence us consciously or not. But no one knows how life should be lived, whether it's their own or someone else's]] - [[Focus on now, make it better and the future will get brighter as a result]] - [[Focus on what gives meaning to your life. It doesn't matter what it is as long as it fulfills you and gives you joy]] - [[Follow the signs along the way. Pay attention to those and notice those]] - [[Fortunate are those who take the first steps]] - [[Have faith in your life and in your destiny]] - [[I want to continue being crazy. Living my life the way I dream it, and not the way the other people want it to be]] - [[If I must fall, may it be from a high place]] - [[If you are never alone, you cannot know yourself]] - [[If you can always live in the present, you will be happy. You can only live in the present, not in the past nor in the future]] - [[If you don't achieve your dreams but have actually tried, you will die in a much better position than all those who never pursued those]] - [[If you have a dream, don't waste your energies explaining why]] - [[If you only walk on sunny days you'll never reach your destination]] - [[If you want to be successful, you must respect one rule – Never lie to yourself]] - [[If you want to be successful, you must respect one rule. Never lie to yourself]] - [[It is by walking that the path is made]] - [[It's never too late to explore a new path in life, to start a new journey]] - [[It's normal to be scared about exchanging a dream for everything you have already obtained and achieved so far]] - [[It's one thing to feel that you are on the right path, but it's another to think yours is the only path]] - [[It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting]] - [[It's what you do in the present that will redeem the past and thereby change the future]] - [[Let opportunities do their thing give yourself a chance]] - [[Life takes us by surprise and orders us to move toward the unknown, even when we don't want to and when we think we don't need to]] - [[Listen to your heart, go where it guides you and you shall be happy]] - [[Listen to your soul. You're the only one able to decipher it. If you don't, you risk living someone else's life]] - [[Live every single day fully, so that when the time has come to leave this world, you won't have regrets]] - [[Love doesn't need to be discussed. It has its own voice and speaks for itself]] - [[Love is always new. Regardless of whether we love once, twice, or a dozen times in our life, we always face a brand-new situation]] - [[Make a dent in the world make it a better place transform something into something better]] - [[Many people see the world as full of dangers and for that reason it becomes dangerous to them]] - [[Most people are unable to choose their destiny, let alone fight for it]] - [[Never give up on your dreams because your heart never will and you will forever feel a void and will regret not pursuing those and regret is far worse than failure]] - [[Never hate jealous people. They are jealous because they think you are better than them]] - [[Never let an old flame burn you twice]] - [[One day you'll wake up and there won't be any more time to do the things you've always wanted. Do it now]] - [[Our existence depends on our choices. And our choices create an infinity of different worlds]] - [[People are scared of achieving their dreams because they believe they don't deserve to, or fear not being able to. Their beliefs and fears hold them back]] - [[People care way too much about status. They are stuck playing status games]] - [[People don't even realize that they keep following new paths every day. Every day is an opportunity to explore, discover, learn and grow, for every single path is unique]] - [[Praying is talking to the Universe. Meditation is listening to it]] - [[Seek to live. Remembrance is for the old]] - [[Simple things are the most extraordinary]] - [[Some people around us will not understand our journey. They don’t need to; it’s not for them]] - [[Sometimes in life, things change and we don't have time to adapt and get used to those]] - [[Sometimes you have to travel a long way to find what is near]] - [[Take your own decisions, don't let others or inaction decide for you]] - [[The boat is safe in the port, but it's not for that that boats were built]] - [[The closer we get to realizing our dreams, the more our personal legend becomes our reason to live]] - [[The darkest hour is the one right before dawn]] - [[The fear of suffering is worse than suffering]] - [[The mirror reflects a perfect image because it does not think]] - [[The past is no more and the future doesn't exist. Live in the present moment with the lessons you learned in the past and the dreams of your future]] - [[The possibility of turning dreams into reality is what makes life interesting]] - [[The quest always starts with beginner's luck and always ends with the challenge of the conqueror]] - [[The reward for our work is not what we get, but what we become]] - [[The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times]] - [[The universe always conspires in favor of those who dream]] - [[To heal a wound you must stop scratching it]] - [[Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worst kind of suffering]] - [[We accept truth only because we have rejected it in the depth of our soul]] - [[We all fear losing what we have, but that fear disappears when we realize that we can rebuild and regain whatever we had before, if we really want it]] - [[We all see the world as we'd like the things to happen, and not as they actually happen. We look at the world through a distorted lens]] - [[We must always be ready to face the surprises life puts on our path. We need to welcome and embrace those with gratitude]] - [[We never notice the treasures that are right in front of us because we are unable to believe it]] - [[We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen]] - [[What happens once cannot happen again. What happens twice is bound to happen a third time]] - [[When one thing evolves, everything around it evolves as well]] - [[When someone leaves, it's because someone else is about to arrive]] - [[When there's no way back, all you can do is focus on the best way to move forward]] - [[When we try to become better and improve everything around us improves as well]] - [[When you really want something, the universe conspires in your favor]] - [[When you repeat a mistake, it is not a mistake anymore. It is a decision]] - [[When you're young, you dream fearlessly, ambitiously. But as you age, doubts creep in and you stop believing that you can actually achieve your dreams]] - [[Where your heart lies, your treasure lies. Listen to it and follow it. Enjoy the journey]] - [[You always have the possibility to achieve your dreams. If you believe it, if you have enough willpower, are on the right mindset, then the sky is the limit]] - [[You can choose to look at the world as a victim or as a hero. It's a choice]] - [[You have two choices, to control your mind or to let your mind control you]]  ## Books   - [[By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept (book)]] - [[The Alchemist (book)]]   - [[By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept (book)]] - [[The Alchemist (book)]]