Paulo Coelho: Citáty v angličtine (page 20)

“If you never take a risk, you will never
know what changes you need to make.”

“Every search begins with beginner’s luck. And every search ends with the victor’s being severely tested.”

“The simplest things in life are the most extraordinary. Let them reveal themselves.”

“A Warrior of Light values a child's eyes because they are able to look at the world without bitterness. When he wants to find out if the person beside him is worthy of his trust, he tries to see him as a child would”

“We have been moving along at such a fast pace that we no longer know what we are doing. Now we have to wait until our soul catches up with us.”

“Only he who gives up is defeated. Everyone else is victorious.”

“It's one thing to feel that you are on the right path, but it's another to think yours is the only path.”

“We become imprisoned by our memories, and that makes our lives wretched.”

“Hide your craziness behind a beautiful smile. That's all you need.”

“What kills a relationship between two people is precisely the lack of challenge, the feeling that nothing is new anymore. We need to continue to be a surprise for each other.”

“Love is an act of faith in another person, not an act of surrender.”

“Learn to recognize omens, and follow them”

“So long as you do no harm to another, change your opinion once in a while. Contradict yourself without being embarrassed. This is your right. It doesn't matter what others think -because that's what they will think, in any case.”

“What does learning mean: accumulating knowledge or transforming your life?”

“The most important experiences a man can have are those that take him to the very limit; that is the only way we learn, because it requires all our courage.”

“Esther, however, was the only woman who understood one very simple thing: in order to be able to find her, I first had to find myself.”

“Try to live with the same intensity as a child. He doesn't ask for explanations; he dives into each day as if it were a new adventure and, at night, sleeps tired and happy.”

“God, I am trying to recover my faith. Please don't abandon me in the middle of
this adventure, I prayed, pushing my fears aside.”

“to die tomorrow was no worse than dying on any other day. Every day was there to be lived or to mark one’s departure from this world.”