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
Don't try to be brave when it is enough to be intelligent.
Love gives us the strength to perform impossible tasks.
The third indication that our dreams are dead is peace.
We are responsible for the Universe because we are the Universe.
We lose many things simply out of our fear of losing them.
Do not struggle against your thoughts; they are stronger than you are. If you want to be free of them, accept them.
Duty never stopped anyone from following their dreams.
The cup of suffering is not the same size for everyone.
There is a language that is beyond words. If I can learn to decipher that language without words, I will be able to decipher the world.
Man needs to choose, not just accept, his destiny.
In all the languages in the world, there is the same proverb: "What the eyes don't see, the heart doesn't grieve over." Well, I say that there isn't an ounce of truth in it. The further off they are, the closer to the heart are all those feelings that we try to repress and forget.
He celebrates yesterday's victory in order to gain more strength for tomorrow's battle.
When someone wants something then they should be aware that they are taking a risk. But this is precisely what makes life interesting.
If only we could be enlightened enough to be able to listen in the silence.