Paulo Coelho
Paulo Coelho
Paulo Coelho de Souzais a Brazilian lyricist and novelist. He is the recipient of numerous international awards, amongst them the Crystal Award by the World Economic Forum. His novel The Alchemist has been translated into 80 languages. The author has sold over 200 million copies worldwide and is the all-time bestselling Portuguese language author...
NationalityBrazilian
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth24 August 1947
CityRio de Janeiro, Brazil
CountryBrazil
Because when we love, we always strive to become better than we are.
Do something instead of killing time. Because time is killing you.
Love with no boundaries. Your future depends on your capacity to love.
If you want to be successful, you must respect one rule. Never lie to yourself.
They were seeking out the treasure of their destiny, without actually wanting to live out their destiny.
We warriors of light must be prepared to have patience in difficult times and to know that the Universe is conspiring in our favor, even though we may not understand how.
Man improves himself as he follows his path; if he stands still, waiting to improve before he makes a decision, he'll never move.
Sometimes happiness is a blessing, but generally it is a conquest. Each day's magic moment helps.
...in all the woods and forests, God did not create a single leaf the same as any other... People go against nature because they lack the courage to be different.
He tries to show each person how much they are capable of achieving.
In these words lies all his power: He chose the path along which he is walking and so has no complaints.
The moment that he begins to walk along it, the warrior of the light recognizes the path.
A search always starts with Beginner's Luck and ends with the Test of the Conqueror.
When life makes us face difficult situations-such as a personal loss-we have to understand that eternity is taking one more step.