Paulo Coelho Quotes about Life - Page 11

Sometimes the warrior feels as if he were living two lives at once. 'There is a bridge that links what I do with what I would like to do,' he thinks. Slowly, his dreams take over his everyday life, and then he realises

Sometimes the warrior feels as if he were living two lives at once. 'There is a bridge that links what I do with what I would like to do,' he thinks. Slowly, his dreams take over his everyday life, and then he realises that he is ready for the thing he always wanted. Then all that is needed is a little daring, and his two lives become one.

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Life, Dream, Warrior

We learn what we need, Not what we'd want to

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Life, Inspiration, Needs

The only way to make the right decision is to find out which is the wrong decision, to examine that other path without fear, and only then decide.

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Life, Inspiration, Decision

That is why he is a Warrior of the Light, because he has been through all this and yet has never lost hope of being better than he is.

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Life, Inspiration, Warrior

"The Manual of the Warrior of Light". Book by Paulo Coelho, 1997.

This is the present moment. Learn how to gobble it up without fear or guilt.

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Life, Guilt, Moments

Sometimes Evil pursues the Warrior of the Light, and when it does, he calmly invites it into his tent.

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Life, Inspiration, Warrior

Then the Warrior of the Light thanks his traveling companions, takes a deep breath and continues on, laden with memories of an unforgettable journey.

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Life, Memories, Inspiration

Usually the threat of death makes people a lot more aware of their lives.

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Life, Inspiration, People

Paulo Coelho (1998). “The Alchemist - 10th Anniversary Edition”, HarperSanFrancisco

We are responsible for the Universe because we are the Universe.

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Life, Inspiration, Responsible

The two worst strategic mistakes to make are acting prematurely and letting an opportunity slip; to avoid this, the warrior treats each situation as if it were unique and never resorts to formulae, recipes or other people's opinions.

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Life, Mistake, Warrior

FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from Apr 14, 2010

He seemed to be talking about my fears, my insecurity, and my unwillingness to see what was wonderful because tomorrow it might disappear and I might suffer. The gods throw the dice, and they don't ask whether we want to be in the game or not.

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Life, God, Talking

A Warrior knows that a great dream is made up of many different things, just as the light from the sun is the sum of its millions of rays.

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Life, Dream, Inspiration

We have lost contact with reality, the simplicity of life.

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Life, Reality, Simplicity

"Question time". Interview with Hannah Pool, www.theguardian.com. March 18, 2009.

Every human being should keep alive within them the sacred flame of madness, but should behave as a normal person.

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Life, Inspiration, Flames

Love simply is. [...] Love and don't ask too many questions. Just love.

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Life, Love Life, Asks

"The Witch of Portobello". Book by Paulo Coelho, 2007.

The moment of that kiss contained every happy moment I had ever lived.

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Life, Inspiration, Kissing

We shall choose our adversaries, not the other way around.

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Life, Inspiration, Way

Paulo Coelho (2015). “Warrior of the Light -”, Booklassic

We pretend to be strong because we are weak.

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Life, Strong, Inspiration

At every moment of our lives, we all have one foot in a fairy tale and the other in the abyss.

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Life, Happiness, Inspiring

Paulo Coelho (2009). “Eleven Minutes: A Novel”, p.1, Harper Collins

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

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Life, Happiness, Fear

Paulo Coelho (1998). “The Alchemist - 10th Anniversary Edition”, HarperSanFrancisco

The act of discovering who we are will force us to accept that we can go further than we think.

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Life, Happiness, Inspiring

A search always starts with Beginner's Luck and ends with the Test of the Conqueror.

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Life, Inspiration, Luck

Every man hath the right to doubt his task, and to forsake it from time to time; but what he must not do is forget it. Whoever doubteth not himself is unworthy -for in his unquestioning belief in his ability, he commiteth the sin of pride. Blessed are they who go through moments of indecision.

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Life, Inspiration, Blessed