Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.
Paulo Coelho in The AlchemistThere is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.
Paulo Coelho in The AlchemistIt's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.
Dreaming, VisionPaulo Coelho in The AlchemistThe dunes are changed by the wind, but the desert never changes.
Change, Wind, DesertsPaulo Coelho in The AlchemistYou will never be able to escape from your heart. So it is better to listen to what it has to say!
HeartPaulo Coelho in The AlchemistEveryone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.
Paulo Coelho in The AlchemistWhen we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.
Romantic QuotesPaulo Coelho in The AlchemistThe secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.
Getting upPaulo Coelho in The AlchemistRemember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure.
HeartPaulo Coelho in The AlchemistTell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second's encounter with God and with eternity.
Paulo Coelho in The AlchemistIf someone isn't what others want them to be, the others become angry. Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.
Paulo Coelho in The AlchemistI don't live in either my past or my future. I'm interested only in the present. If you can concentrate always on the present, you'll be a happy man. Life will be a party for you, a grand festival, because life is the moment we're living now.
Paulo Coelho in The Alchemist