Paulo Coelho Doe Quotations

Don't ask permission. If it does not work, you can apologize later.

Absolute freedom does not exist; what does exist is the freedom to choose anything you like and then commit yourself to that decision.

Life is made of our attitudes. And there are certain things that the gods oblige us to live through. Their reason for this does not matter, and there is no action we can take to make them pass us by.

God only rarely reveals the future. When he does so, it is for one reason: it's a future that was written so as to be altered.

He who does not take insults seriously, is on the path to wisdom.

Anyone who knows God cannot describe Him. Anyone who can describe God does not know Him.

Sadness does not last forever when we walk in the direction of that which we always desired.

Success does not come from having one's work recognized by others. It is the fruit of the seed that you lovingly planted.

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

Saying ‘No’ does not always show a lack of generosity and that saying ‘Yes’ is not always a virtue

Each human being has been granted a virtue: the capacity to choose. For he who does not use this virtue, it becomes a curse - and others will always choose for him.

Time does not always pass at the same speed. We are the ones who determine that speed.

Death does not allow us to postpone all the things we can experience now.

He does not however postpone making decisions.

He though does not always have faith.

He does not keep company with those who wish to harm him.

A Warrior knows that everything a person does has enduring consequences.

When things start to happen, and the path does reveal itself to us, we become afraid of carrying on

Love does not to be understood. It needs only to be shown.

The happiness of one does not mean the unhappiness of the others.

Time does not pass, it merely changes.