6 Quotes by Paulo Coelho about responsibility



  • Author Paulo Coelho
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    Once in a mental hospital, a person grows used to the freedom that exists in the world of madness and becomes addicted to it. You no longer have to take on responsibilities, to struggle to earn your daily bread, to be bothered with repetitive, mundane tasks. You could spend hours looking at a picture or making absurd doodles. Everything is torelated because, after all, the person is mentally ill.

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  • Author Paulo Coelho
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    Why do they make things so complicated?" "So that those who have the responsibility for understanding can understand.," he said. "Imagine if everyone went around transforming lead into gold. Gold would lose its value." "It's those who are persistent, and willing to study things deeply, who achieve the Master Work.

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  • Author Paulo Coelho
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    We tend to seek captivity because we are used to seeing freedom as something that has neither frontiers nor responsibilities.

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