A child can teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be busy with something, and to know how to demand with all his might that which he desires
PAULO COELHOA child can teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be busy with something, and to know how to demand with all his might that which he desires
PAULO COELHOIt’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.
PAULO COELHOLove is not a habit, a commitment, or a debt. It isn’t what romantic songs tell us it is – love simply is.
PAULO COELHOA child can teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be busy with something, and to know how to demand with all his might that which he desires
PAULO COELHOWhat is a teacher? I’ll tell you: it isn’t someone who teaches something, but someone who inspires the student to give of her best in order to discover what she already knows.
PAULO COELHOPeople never learn anything by being told, they have to find out for themselves.
PAULO COELHONone of us knows what might happen even the next minute, yet still we go forward. Because we trust. Because we have faith.
PAULO COELHOForgive but do not forget, or you will be hurt again. Forgiving changes the perspectives. Forgetting loses the lesson.
PAULO COELHOTo realize one’s destiny is a person’s only obligation.
PAULO COELHODon’t allow your mind to tell your heart what to do. The mind gives up easily.
PAULO COELHOLove is a trap. When it appears, we see only its light, not its shadows.
PAULO COELHOLife is too short, or too long, for me to allow myself the luxury of living it so badly.
PAULO COELHOWhy is patience so important? Because it makes us pay attention.
PAULO COELHOAnyone who has lost something they thought was theirs forever finally comes to realise that nothing really belongs to them.
PAULO COELHOGod always offers us a second chance in life.
PAULO COELHODon’t waste your time with explanations: people only hear what they want to hear.
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