Paulo Coelho: Citáty v angličtine
Paulo Coelho je brazílsky textár a spisovateľ. Citáty v angličtine.“The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.”
Paulo Coelho kniha The Alchemist
Introduction, p. xi.
Zdroj: The Alchemist (1988)
Kontext: I ask myself: are defeats necessary?
Well, necessary or not, they happen. When we first begin fighting for a dream, we have no experience and make mistakes. The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.
Paulo Coelho kniha By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
By The River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept (1994)
Varianta: Waiting Hurts. Forgetting Hurts. But not knowing which decision to take is the worst of suffering.
Zdroj: By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
“The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.”
Paulo Coelho kniha The Alchemist
Varianta: simple things are the most valuable and only wise people appreciate them".
Zdroj: The Alchemist
“When I had nothing to lose, I had everything. When I stopped being who I am, I found myself.”
Paulo Coelho kniha Eleven Minutes
Zdroj: Eleven Minutes
Paulo Coelho kniha The Alchemist
Zdroj: The Alchemist (1988), p. 158.
Paulo Coelho kniha Brida
Zdroj: Brida (1990).
Kontext: When you find your path, you must not be afraid. You need to have sufficient courage to make mistakes. Disappointment, defeat, and despair are the tools God uses to show us the way.
“Don't give in to your fears. If you do, you won't be able to talk to your heart.”
Paulo Coelho kniha The Alchemist
Zdroj: The Alchemist
Varianta: You have passed through the two hardest tests on the spiritual road: the patience to wait for the right moment and the courage not to be disappointed with what you encounter.
Zdroj: Veronika Decides to Die
“Now that she had nothing to lose, she was free.”
Paulo Coelho kniha Eleven Minutes
Zdroj: Eleven Minutes
“People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of.”
Paulo Coelho kniha The Alchemist
Zdroj: The Alchemist
“People never learn anything by being told, they have to find out for themselves.”
Zdroj: Veronika Decides to Die
Paulo Coelho kniha The Alchemist
Zdroj: The Alchemist (1988), p. 184; this also has been quoted as "What happens once will never happen again. But what happens twice will surely happen a third time."
Paulo Coelho kniha By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
Zdroj: By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept