God always offers us a second chance in life.
PAULO COELHOGod always offers us a second chance in life.
PAULO COELHONo one loses anyone, because no one owns anyone. That is the true experience of freedom: having the most important thing in the world without owning it
PAULO COELHOPeople want to change everything and, at the same time, want it all to remain the same.
PAULO COELHOThe secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.
PAULO COELHODon’t be intimidated by other people’s opinions. Only mediocrity is sure of itself, so take risks and do what you really want to do.
PAULO COELHONo matter what he does, every person on earth plays a central role in the history of the world. And normally he doesn’t know it.
PAULO COELHOStay mad, but behave like normal people. Run the risk of being different, but learn to do so without attracting attention.
PAULO COELHOForgive but do not forget, or you will be hurt again. Forgiving changes the perspectives. Forgetting loses the lesson.
PAULO COELHOWhen we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too.
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 COELHOIf you can concentrate always on the present, you’ll be a happy man. Life will be a party for you, a grand festival, because life is the moment we’re living now.
PAULO COELHOThe moment we begin to seek love, love begins to seek us. And to save us.
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 COELHODon’t allow your mind to tell your heart what to do. The mind gives up easily.
PAULO COELHOLove is an untamed force. When we try to control it, it destroys us. When we try to imprison it, it enslaves us. When we try to understand it, it leaves us feeling lost and confused.
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