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Paulo Coelho Quotes

Assuming, as you grow older, that you’re the guardian of the world’s wisdom, even if you haven’t necessarily lived enough to know what’s right and wrong Picture Quote #1

Going to a charity tea party and thinking that you’ve done your bit toward putting an end to social inequity in the world Picture Quote #1

Believing everything your child does wrong is entirely down to the company he or she keeps Picture Quote #1

Postponing doing the really interesting things in life for later, when you don’t have the energy Picture Quote #1

Thinking that being a good, decent, respectable person will mean that others will see you as weak, vulnerable, and easy to manipulate Picture Quote #1

And with the passing years, what had once seemed like a miracle or the luckiest of chances and which he had always promised himself he would never become enslaved by, has gradually become his sole reason to go on living Picture Quote #1

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Blessed are those who do not fear solitude, who are not afraid of their own company, who are not always desperately looking for something to do, something to amuse themselves with, something to judge Picture Quote #1

The celebrity syndrome. When people forget who they are and start to believe what other people say about them Picture Quote #1

Passion makes a person stop eating, sleeping, working, feeling at peace. A lot of people are frightened because, when it appears, it demolishes all the old things it finds in its path Picture Quote #1

The best way to live a miserable life is to pay attention to what other people are saying about you Picture Quote #1

I’m afraid of taking steps that are not on the map, but by taking those steps despite my fears, I have a much more interesting life Picture Quote #1

Most of the times, aggression will drive your enemy to do something that you are trying to prevent Picture Quote #1

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Every human being has a personal legend to be fulfilled, and this is our reason for being in the world. This personal legend manifests itself in our enthusiasm for the task Picture Quote #1

One can abandon one’s personal legend for a time, as long as one does not forget about it entirely and returns to it as soon as possible Picture Quote #1

Each human being was given two qualities: power and the gift. Power directs us towards our destiny; the gift obliges us to share with others what is best in us Picture Quote #1

Fear reaches only to the point where the unavoidable begins; from there on, it loses its meaning. And all we have left is the hope that we are making the right decision Picture Quote #1

The old shepherd was right: The only solution was to forget a part of uncertainty and create a new history for oneself Picture Quote #1

That is a question we cannot answer before, or even during, the trials. Only when we have overcome them do we understand why they were there Picture Quote #1

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The best way to know and destroy an enemy is to pretend to become his friend Picture Quote #1

If u behave differently, u will be expelled from the tribe because u can infect others and destroy something that was extremely difficult to organize in the first place Picture Quote #1

When we marry, we are authorized to take possession of the other person, body and soul Picture Quote #1

We must eat three meals a day, even if we’re not hungry, and when we fail to fit the current ideal of beauty we must fast, even if we’re starving Picture Quote #1

Our children must follow in our footsteps; after all, we are older and know about the world Picture Quote #1

We must never make our parents sad, even if this means giving up everything that makes us happy Picture Quote #1

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We must study things we will never use, but which someone told us were important to know Picture Quote #1

People who are different are dangerous; they belong to another tribe; they want our lands and our women Picture Quote #1

Love is only a small thing, enough for one person, and any suggestion that the heart might be larger than this is considered perverse Picture Quote #1

We must do jobs we detest because we are part of an organized society, and if everyone did what they wanted to do, the world would come to a standstill Picture Quote #1

We must be amusing at all times and sneer at those who express their real feelings; it’s dangerous for a tribe to allow its members to show their feelings Picture Quote #1

We must buy jewelry; it identifies us with our tribe, just as body piercing identifies those of a different tribe Picture Quote #1

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Assuming, as you grow older, that you’re the guardian of the world’s wisdom, even if you haven’t necessarily lived enough to know what’s right and wrong (Paulo Coelho Quotes) Going to a charity tea party and thinking that you’ve done your bit toward putting an end to social inequity in the world (Paulo Coelho Quotes) Believing everything your child does wrong is entirely down to the company he or she keeps (Paulo Coelho Quotes) Postponing doing the really interesting things in life for later, when you don’t have the energy (Paulo Coelho Quotes) Thinking that being a good, decent, respectable person will mean that others will see you as weak, vulnerable, and easy to manipulate (Paulo Coelho Quotes) And with the passing years, what had once seemed like a miracle or the luckiest of chances and which he had always promised himself he would never become enslaved by, has gradually become his sole reason to go on living (Paulo Coelho Quotes) Blessed are those who do not fear solitude, who are not afraid of their own company, who are not always desperately looking for something to do, something to amuse themselves with, something to judge (Paulo Coelho Quotes) The celebrity syndrome. When people forget who they are and start to believe what other people say about them (Paulo Coelho Quotes) Passion makes a person stop eating, sleeping, working, feeling at peace. A lot of people are frightened because, when it appears, it demolishes all the old things it finds in its path (Paulo Coelho Quotes) The best way to live a miserable life is to pay attention to what other people are saying about you (Paulo Coelho Quotes) I’m afraid of taking steps that are not on the map, but by taking those steps despite my fears, I have a much more interesting life (Paulo Coelho Quotes) Most of the times, aggression will drive your enemy to do something that you are trying to prevent (Paulo Coelho Quotes) Every human being has a personal legend to be fulfilled, and this is our reason for being in the world. This personal legend manifests itself in our enthusiasm for the task (Paulo Coelho Quotes) One can abandon one’s personal legend for a time, as long as one does not forget about it entirely and returns to it as soon as possible (Paulo Coelho Quotes) Each human being was given two qualities: power and the gift. Power directs us towards our destiny; the gift obliges us to share with others what is best in us (Paulo Coelho Quotes) Fear reaches only to the point where the unavoidable begins; from there on, it loses its meaning. And all we have left is the hope that we are making the right decision (Paulo Coelho Quotes) The old shepherd was right: The only solution was to forget a part of uncertainty and create a new history for oneself (Paulo Coelho Quotes) That is a question we cannot answer before, or even during, the trials. Only when we have overcome them do we understand why they were there (Paulo Coelho Quotes) The best way to know and destroy an enemy is to pretend to become his friend (Paulo Coelho Quotes) If u behave differently, u will be expelled from the tribe because u can infect others and destroy something that was extremely difficult to organize in the first place (Paulo Coelho Quotes) When we marry, we are authorized to take possession of the other person, body and soul (Paulo Coelho Quotes) We must eat three meals a day, even if we’re not hungry, and when we fail to fit the current ideal of beauty we must fast, even if we’re starving (Paulo Coelho Quotes) Our children must follow in our footsteps; after all, we are older and know about the world (Paulo Coelho Quotes) We must never make our parents sad, even if this means giving up everything that makes us happy (Paulo Coelho Quotes) We must study things we will never use, but which someone told us were important to know (Paulo Coelho Quotes) People who are different are dangerous; they belong to another tribe; they want our lands and our women (Paulo Coelho Quotes) Love is only a small thing, enough for one person, and any suggestion that the heart might be larger than this is considered perverse (Paulo Coelho Quotes) We must do jobs we detest because we are part of an organized society, and if everyone did what they wanted to do, the world would come to a standstill (Paulo Coelho Quotes) We must be amusing at all times and sneer at those who express their real feelings; it’s dangerous for a tribe to allow its members to show their feelings (Paulo Coelho Quotes) We must buy jewelry; it identifies us with our tribe, just as body piercing identifies those of a different tribe (Paulo Coelho Quotes)

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