Paulo Coelho: Zitate auf Englisch (seite 12)

“My heart is afraid that it will have to suffer.”

“Only two things can reveal life's great secrets: suffering and love.”

“Faith is not Desire. Faith is Will. Desires are things that need to be satisfied, whereas Will is a force. Will changes the space around us,…”

“The universe only makes sense when we have someone to share our feelings with.”

“Sometimes life is very mean: a person can spend days, weeks, months and years without feeling new. Then, when a door opens - a positive avalanche pours in. One moment, you have nothing, the next, you have more than you can cope with.”

“Life can seem short or life can seem long, depending on how you live it.”

“Dreaming is very pleasant as long as you are not forced to put your dreams into practice.”

“Considering the way the world is, one happy day is almost a miracle.”

“Talent is a universal gift, but it takes a lot of courage to use it. Don't be afraid to be the best.”

“If you conquer yourself, then you conquer the world”

“You can either be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It all depends on how you view your life.”

“Scars speak more loudly than the sword that caused them.”

“It's only those who are persistent and willing to study things deeply, who achieve the master work.”

“Sometimes there's just no way to hold back the river.”

“But he was wrong. Because I had fought with my heart and defeated it long ago. I was certainly not going to become passionate about something that was impossible. I knew my limits; I knew how much suffering i could bear.”

“There are two kinds of idiots - those who don't take action because they have received a threat, and those who think they are taking action because they have issued a threat.”

“If you have a past with which you feel dissatisfied, then forget it, now. Imagine a new story for your life and believe in it. Focus only on the moments when you achieved what you desired, and that strength will help you to get what you want.”

“Try to find pleasure in the speed that you're not used to. Changing the way you do routine things allows a new person to grow inside of you. But when all is said and done, you're the one who must decide how you handle it.”

“The secret is here in the present. If you pay attention to the present, you can improve upon it. And, if you improve on the present, what comes later will also be better."
-- The Alchemist”