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  • And they will return one day knowing the miracle of the heavens and of all the world. God knew what he was doing when he drew their attention to the tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. If he hadn’t wanted them to eat it, he would never have mentioned it.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Paulo Coelho Quotes , Knowing Quotes , Evil Quotes
  • There was a language in the world that everyone understood, a language the boy had used throughout the time that he was trying to improve things at the shop. It was the language of enthusiasm, of things accomplished with love and purpose, and as part of a search for something believed in and desired.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Paulo Coelho Quotes , Boys Quotes , Alchemist Quotes
  • It is possible to avoid pain? Yes, but you'll never learn anything. Is it possible to know something without ever having experiencing it? Yes, but it will never truly be part of you.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Paulo Coelho Quotes , Pain Quotes
  • Only children believe they're capable of everything. They're trusting and fearless; they believe in their own power and get exactly what they want. When children grow up, they start to realize that they're not as powerful as they thought and that they need other people in order survive. Then the child begins to love and to hope his love will be requited; and as life goes on, he develops an ever-greater need to be loved in return, even if that means having to give up his power. We all end up where we are now: Grown-ups doing everything we can to be accepted and loved.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Paulo Coelho Quotes , Children Quotes , Giving Up Quotes
  • However good we are, however correctly we seek to lead our lives, tragedies do occur. We can blame others, look for justification, imagine how our lives would have been different without them. But none of that matters: they have happened, and that is that. From this point on, it is necessary that we review our own lives, overcome fear, and begin the process of reconstruction.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Paulo Coelho Quotes , Tragedy Quotes , Overcoming Quotes
  • All men and women are connected by an energy which we call love, but which is, in fact, the raw material from which the universe was built. This energy cannot be manipulated, it leads us gently forward, it contains all we have to learn in this life. If we try to make it go in the direction we want, we end up desperate, frustrated, disillusioned, because that energy is free and wild.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Paulo Coelho Quotes , Men Quotes , Frustrated Quotes
  • The two worst strategic mistakes to make are acting prematurely and letting an opportunity slip; to avoid this, the warrior treats each situation as if it were unique and never resorts to formulae, recipes or other people's opinions.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Paulo Coelho Quotes , Life Quotes , Mistake Quotes