3,188 Quotes by Paulo Coelho

So he could not be hasty or impatient. If he pushed forward impulsively, he would fail to see the signs and omens left by God along his path.God placed them along my path. He had surprised himself with the thought. Until then, he had considered the omens to be things of this world, Like eating or sleeping, or like seeking love or finding a job. he had never thought of them in terms of a language used by God to indicate what he should do.

But as far as true goodness was concerned, that didn't exist - not in the land of cowardly men.

At some point, we have each said through our tears, “I’m suffering for a love that’s not worth it.” We suffer because we feel we are giving more than we receive. We suffer because our love is going unrecognized. We suffer because we are unable to impose our own rules. But ultimately there is no good reason for our suffering, for in every love lies the seed of our growth.

Naturally, I seek consolation in other people’s suffering.

Because all my life I've learned to suffer in silence

Going after what I believe in.

Don't try to be useful. Try to be yourself: that is enough & that makes all the difference.

Dann sag ihm, dass die Angst vor dem Leid schlimmer ist als das eigentliche Leid. Und dass noch kein Herz gelitten, als es sich aufmachte, seine Träume zu erfüllen, denn jeder Augenblick des Suchens ist ein Augenblick der Begegnung mit Gott und mit der Ewigkeit.

I will lament your departure. I will hide my shame for having erred on some obscure point, for thinking that the justice of war is the same of peacetime.