Paulo Coelho: Zitate auf Englisch (seite 19)

“Remember, the first road to God is prayer, the second is joy.”

“If theater is ritual, then dance is too… It's as if the threads connecting us to the rest of the world were washed clean of preconceptions and fears. When you dance, you can enjoy the luxury of being you.”

“To live is to experience things, not sit around pondering the meaning of life.”

“The boat is safer anchored at the port; but that’s not the aim of boats.”

“God hides the fires of hell within paradise.”

“If you must say yes, say it with an open heart. If you must say no, say it without fear.”

“The boy and his heart had become friends, and neither was capable now of betraying the other.”

“The energy of hatred won't get you anywhere; but the energy of forgiveness, which reveals itself through love, will transform your life in a positive way.”

“you only know yourself when you go beyond your limits”

“People need not fear the unknown if they are capable of achieving what they need and want.”

“Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure. You've got to find the treasure, so that everything you have learned along the way can make sense.”

“If you spend too much time trying to find out what is good or bad about someone else, you'll forget your own soul and end up exhausted and defeated by the energy you have wasted in judging others.”

“Don’t allow your wounds to transform you into someone you are not.”

“Fashion is merely a saying: I belong to your world. I'm wearing the same uniform as your army, so don't shoot.”

“and the world we live in will be either better or worse, depending on whether we become better or worse. And that's where the power of love comes in. Because when we love, we always strive to become better than we are.”

“it's best to accept life as it really is and not as I imagined it to be”

“God is the same, even though He has a thousand names; it is up to us to select a name for Him.”

“Her silence was the blank space between the words.”

“Suffering comes from desire, not from pain.”