Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist Quotes

But I'm afraid that it would be all be a disappointment, so I prefer just to dream about it.

A shepherd may like to travel, but he should never forget his sheep.

life is really generous to those who pursue their Personal Legend

It's only those who are persistent, and willing to study things deeply, who achieve the Master Work

And the camel driver had said, to die tomorrow was no worse than dying on any other day. Every day was there to be lived or to mark one's departure from this world.

He felt the urge to go into the desert, to see if it’s silence held the answers to his questions.

And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.

Isn't wine prohibited here?" the boy asked. "It's not what enters men's mouths that's evil, " said the alchemist. "It's what comes out of their mouths that is.

Life doesn´t come with any guarantees. You have to risk it to get the biscuit." - The Alchemist, Paulo Cohelo -

When you want something, he entire universe conspires to help you achieve it.

People are capable at anytime in their lives, of doing what they dream of

The problem is that they don't even realize that they're walking a new road every day. They don't see that the fields are new and the seasons change. All they think about is food and water

If someone isn't what others want them to be, the others become angry.

Everything you need to know you have learned through your journey.

To realize one's destiny is a person's only real obligation and when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.

… "That at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what´s happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate. That´s the world´s greatest lie." - The Alchemist, Paulo Cohelo -

But this payment goes well beyond my generosity, " the monk responded."Don’t say that again. Life might be listening, and give you less the next time.

When you are loved, you can do anything in creation.

Never stop dreaming, ” the old king had said."Follow the omens.

Because, wherever your heart is, that is where you´ll find your treasure

He could always go back to be a shepherd, but he had a dream. That's doesn't happen to just anyone.

It's the oasis, " said the camel driver."Well, why don't we go there right now?" the boy asked."Because we have to sleep.

If someone isn't what others want them to be, the other become angry.

When you are loved, you can do anything in creation. When you are loved, there's no need at all to understand what's happening, because everything happens within you.

It was shepherds who were the first to recognize a king that the rest of the world refused to acknowledge. So it’s not surprising that kings would talk to shepherds.

Even from a distance, their eyes conveyed the strength of their souls. And their eyes spoke of death.

Every day was there to be lived or to mark one's departure from this world.

To realize one's destiny is a person's only obligation

You must understand that love never keeps a man from pursuing his destiny. If he abandons that pursuit, it's because it wasn't true love… the love that speaks the Language of the World.

You must understand that love never keeps a man from pursuing his destiny. If he abandons that pursuit, it's because it wasn't true love.