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
Culture makes people understand each other better. And if they understand each other better in their soul, it is easier to overcome the economic and political barriers. But first they have to understand that their neighbour is, in the end, just like them, with the same problems, the same questions.
A faithless fan can make a team lose a game they have won.
Fine words lack all meaning when we are confronted by real suffering.
Our selfishness will condemn us to the worst suffering that we ourselves have invented - loneliness.
Forgive your enemy, but do not mistake him for a friend.
The three classic ways in which the Devil tempts us are with a threat, a promise or a seduction.
The first indication that we are killing our dreams is lack of time.
Few take up the burden of their own victory; most give up their dreams when these become impossible.
Faith parries all blows. Faith transforms poison into crystalline water.
All battles have some use, including those in which we were defeated.
The darkest hour was just before dawn.
We learn to fight and to grow strong by fighting.
To teach is to show what is possible; to learn is to make yourself possible.
It is necessary to be humble in order to learn.