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
Forgive your enemy, but do not mistake him for a friend.
He also chooses his enemies.
He however knows when the enemy is stronger.
Never make a fuss-it might attract the attention of an enemy tribe.
The best way to know and destroy an enemy is to pretend to become his friend.
Most of the times, aggression will drive your enemy to do something that you are trying to prevent.
I am my own best friend and my own worst enemy. Before coming here, I was thinking I don't deserve it, that i wouldn't be able to meet your expectations, and that you had probably chosen the wrong candidate. At the same time, my heart was telling me that i was being rewarded because i hadn't given up and had fought to the end
The best way to weaken one's enemy was to get him to believe that you were on his side.
Scars are medals branded on the flesh, and your enemies will be frightened by them because they are proof of your long experience of battle.
If everybody loves you, something is wrong. Find at least one enemy to keep you alert.
Love your enemy. But don't forget he is not your friend
The more attention you pay an enemy, the stronger you make him. Be attentive, but don't be paranoiac.
The enemy is only a pretext to test our strength
I still pray but it's something automatic, and I'm not even sure I still believe in it... Because I've suffered, and God didn't listen to my prayers. because many times in my life I have tried to love with all my heart, and my love has wound up being