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Quotes from Aleph — Paulo Coelho

born 1947 Brazil

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51 quotes

To live is to experience things, not sit around pondering the meaning of life.

Aleph (2011)

Love always triumphs over what we call death. That’s why there’s no need to grieve for our loved ones, because they continue to be loved and remain by our side.

Aleph (2011)

Don’t let yourself be destroyed by a force that was placed in our hearts in order to make everything better.

Aleph (2011)

If I had to give you one piece of advice, it would be this: don’t be intimidated by other people’s opinions.

Aleph (2011)

Love is the only thing that will save us, independent of any mistakes we may make. Love is always stronger.

Aleph (2011)

Lao-tzu’s words, was: place all your feelings outside of yourself and you will be renewed.

Aleph (2011)

I don’t believe in God as you imagine Him to be, but I believe in many things that you could never even dream of.

Aleph (2011)

Life has been very hard on me, but, at the same time, it has taught me a great deal.

Aleph (2011)

Only mediocrity is sure of itself, so take risks, and do what you really want to do.

Aleph (2011)

Life is a dream from which we wake only when we meet death.

Aleph (2011)

I can’t tell someone that their dreams are impossible.

Aleph (2011)

Of believing, even when no one believes in me.

Aleph (2011)

People aren’t used to that way of thinking. They want everything to stay the same—and the consequence of that is pain,”.

Aleph (2011)

Routine has nothing to do with repetition. To become really good at anything, you have to practice and repeat, practice and repeat, until the technique becomes intuitive.

Aleph (2011)

Life is one long training session in preparation for what will come. Life and death lose their meaning; there are only challenges to be met with joy and overcome with tranquility.

Aleph (2011)

What can’t be cured must be endured.

Aleph (2011)

Time neither moves nor is stationary. Time changes.

Aleph (2011)

First develop a strategy that utilizes everything around you. The best way to prepare for a challenge is to cultivate the ability to call on an infinite variety of responses.

Aleph (2011)

If someone is giving us something, that’s because we’re incapable of getting it for ourselves.

Aleph (2011)

I think to myself that this really isn’t something I should concern myself with.

Aleph (2011)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Paulo Coelho (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.